Your Accomplishments Are Suspiciously Hard to Verify

Dilbert #36

by Scott Adams

The latest collection from best-selling cartoonist Scott Adams that touches on the subject of underperforming and sneaky co-workers.

Inside Your Accomplishments Are Suspiciously Hard to Verify, Adams tackles the subjects of Elbonian slave labor, faulty product recalls, less-than-anonymous employee surveys, and more.

If you've ever looked among your co-workers and thought, "I hope feral cats eat every one of you," or briefly celebrated a well-deserved promotion only to realize that the word "promotion" now means that you're responsible for doing two jobs for the price of one, then chances are you find the corporate cubicle culture represented inside Dilbert alive and well inside your own work environment—and that's exactly what makes Dilbert so topical and funny.

From Dilbert's invention of a portable brain scanner (with a popcorn microwave option) to his moonlighting as a professional corporate crime scene cleaner, Your Accomplishments Are Suspiciously Hard to Verify chronicles pointless projects, interminable meetings, and ill-conceived office policies one Dilbert strip at a time.

Genres: Humor, Comics, Fiction, Collections, Cartoon, Comic Strips, Business

208 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2011

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Adams was born in Windham, New York in 1957 and received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Hartwick College in 1979.

He also studied economics and management for his 1986 MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

In recent years, Adams has been hurt with a series of debilitating health problems. Since late 2004, he has suffered from a reemergence of his focal dystonia which has affected his drawing. He can fool his brain by drawing using a graphics tablet. On December 12, 2005, Adams announced on his blog that he also suffers from spasmodic dysphonia, a condition that causes the vocal cords to behave in an abnormal manner. However, on October 24, 2006, he again blogged stating that he had recovered from this condition, although he is unsure if the recovery is permanent. He claims to have developed a method to work around the disorder and has been able to speak normally since. Also, on January 21, 2007, he posted a blog entry detailing his experiences with treatment by Dr. Morton Cooper.

Adams is also a trained hypnotist, as well as a vegetarian. (Mentioned in, "Dilbert: A Treasury of Sunday Strips 00).

He married Shelly Miles on July 22, 2006.

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I had read this when I was 18 as an introduction to the real world of work. So many truths and even a few inadvertent but useful tips, for management and non-management alike, that if I had realized earlier, my disappointments in the working world may have been moderated. 😣

[Gary Sundell · Rating 4 out of 5]

The office life as seen through the eyes of writer/artist Scott Adams and his cast of cubicle dwellers.

[Vaishali · Rating 4 out of 5]

You just can't beat Dilbert :)

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think in rating this 5-stars, I'm obviously outed as a worker in tech who deeply understands what this book represents. And, it's got me wondering if this book wasn't used by some of my previous bosses as a "how to manage" manual. So much so, that I'm nearly tempted to shelve this as nonfiction. Despite it hitting eerily close to home, I can't help but be constantly amused. 5-stars.

[Miss Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Themistocles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another nice Dilbert collection. It's interesting because you can see how he evolved over the years (the first strips are from 15 years ago, and definitely not the best), plus there are some really great lines in there!

[Nadine Ocker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another winner of the "It happens at my work all the time" award

Happens everyday and it just tickles my funny bone to see it is part of US corporate culture. Mangers don't like seeing it in print but most can't appreciate their mistakes.
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[Lindsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was hillarious. My husband won't read Dilbert because he's a software engineer and says Dilbert is too real.

[Abdul Hakim · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was hilarious.... and sad at the same time as many of it rang true. Truly enjoyable experience.

[Ross Vincent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Something so appropriate about reading Dilbert Books at work...

[Scott Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic Dilbert. Get what you expect and some amusement before bed.

[Jeff J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant

[Michael Cawley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny Dilbert comic strip collection

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

We all might have started out like Calvin with a great view of life. But after hitting the workforce we all somewhat become Dilbert. Everyone knows someone like one of the characters in the strips. Highly recommended

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book made me laugh so hard my sides hurt, but since I just had abdominal surgery that might not mean as much as you might think.

[Nicholas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standard Dilbert

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

741.5973 Dilbert cartoons satirically focused on performance measurement and reviews.

Hilarious - will strike a note with cubicle dwellers everywhere.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think these were all reprints of cartoons that have run before. Fast read, read it in about an hour.

[Valissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

As usual, Scott Adams makes me laugh and wince with his portrayal of office life. Thank gods I don't live there, although it is very familiar . . .

[Alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gave me a chuckle.

[Wesley Pratt · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Perfect book to read when one is in the process of completing performance reviews on their employees.

[Will Sisco · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5, funnier than expected.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

a collection of theme cartoons featuring staff evaluations

[minnajee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tuttuun tapaan oivallisia strippejä työelämästä ja työnteon teeskentelyn vaikeudesta.