Office workers, cubicle squatters, and corporate drones everywhere readDilbertin their morning papers and see their own bosses and coworkers in the frames of the strip, enacting on newsprint the weird rituals and bizarre activities that are conducted each day in the American workplace. The characters' names and hairstyles have been changed to protect their identities, butDilbert'sreaders aren't fooled. After all, they spend every day with these idiots and lunatics.Jargon-spewing corporate zombies. The sociopath who checks voice mail on his speaker phone. The fascist information systems guy. The sadistic human resources director. The technophobic vice president. The power-mad executive assistant. The pursed-lip sycophant. The big stubborn dumb guy. They're Dilbert's coworkers, and chances are they're yours, too. If you know them, work with them, or dialogue with them about leveraging synergies to maximize shareholder value, then you'll recognize this comic strip as a day at the office, only funnier!Since 1989Dilberthas lampooned not only the people but also the accepted conventions and practices of the business world. Office politics, management trends, business travel, personnel policies, corporate bureaucracy, irrational strategies, unfathomable accounting practices, unproductive meetings, dysfunctional organizations, oppressive work spaces, silly protocols, and inscrutable jargon are all targets of Adams's darkly goofy satirical pen.Dilbertstrikes a deeply resonant chord with fans because it casts such a dead-on reflection of the realities of the white-collar workplace, even with its off-the-wall delivery.It's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It,features Adams's personal all-time favorite selections, along with his own handwritten commentary about the strips.

Author Biography

Scott Adams started his career as a bank teller and eventually moved up the ladder to financial analyst before switching to the technology sector and attending business school. He created the popular strip Dilbert from a doodle, and it has been syndicated since 1989. In 1997 he received cartooning's highest honor, the Reuben Award. He lives in California.

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