I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot

Dilbert #11

by Scott Adams

This volume of cartoons, which ran in newspapers from 11/20/95 through 8/31/96, brings you more of the bizarre fun of the eternally devious, frustrated, and clueless. In addition to the Boss, Alice, Wally, and Dogbert, you'll marvel at the escapades of Antina the non-stereotypical woman. Does not include cubicle poster.

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

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1998

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

[Anna M. · Rating 2 out of 5]

2016 Genre Challenge: graphic

Not for me. I'm usually good with any humor and "if I dare say so myself" quick on the take.... The humor in this book is practically nonexistent.... And the artwork is as if it was taken out of 80's newspapers.

[Sally · Rating 3 out of 5]

The adventures of Dilbert, Alice, and Wally, as Catbert, Dogbert, and Ratbert are always amusing, although in a collection like this the themes are pretty repetitious. We know the boss is a corrupt ignoramus and has no idea how to manage, and that’s repeated over and over.

[Joe Tripp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Refreshing and frustrating.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seeing as their Pointy-Haired Boss knows less about the business than a desk, Dilbert and his fellow employees must brave his...whatever his degree is, with sarcastic motivation and positively ironic reinforcement - if only for their own sakes. Adams will keep any and all employees chuckling with another entertaining collection of comics, full of his trademark wit and tack, or lack thereof. How much damage can a not engineer do if the engineers do nothing?

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

More painfully funny because its true office humor with Dilbert

[Jess Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these comics

I agree with the author about being anti-IDIOT because I see so much of the company I work for in these comics. The same can be true of our political leaders. One of the comics really hit home with the manager's idea to save money. How can we work if they take away the very software we need to do the work? Again amazing comics and amazing that some people are in leadership making these decisions in real life. I loved it when my manager read one and then found it online to send to his manager who loved it saying, ‘What dolt would do this..’ not realizing they were doing it themselves!

[SKP · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think most folks who have worked in an office environment of any sort, can relate at least in part to the Dilbert universe. While reading many of the books, you tend to repeat from book to book, this had quite a few that I hadn’t run across yet. I especially love Dogbert and Catbert, but all of the other characters have many a great moment. The pointy-haired boss tends to remind me of about 4 or 5 people I’ve worked for all rolled into one.

[Sarah Ehinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy the full comic books. I used to purchase the daily calendars, but I would forget to flip them and then read through them in batches, so this is a similar process. Some of the comics are spot on and some miss the mark for me, but entertaining.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

The higher a monkey climbs up a tree, the better view you have of his bottom.

Black and white strips. Mainly about how dumb managers can be. Remember that a boss who is directly over you exposes every flaw in his thinking, and emotional problems.

[Giovanni Linke Casalucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

Il bello delle strisce di Dilbert è che fanno sorridere, a volte ridere, ma poi c'è LA BATTUTA, quella che è santa, illuminante, stupenda e vera.

Allora ti deprimi e vorresti morire, ma la striscia dopo ti fa sorridere, a volte ridere e te ne dimentichi.

[Ewelina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Niektóre śmieszne, nieliczne. Reszta mnie jakoś nie bawi, a nawet smuci, bo sprawia, że myślę o absurdach w korporacjach, myślę o pracy. Czytam głównie dla przyjemności, więc dla mnie książki nie powinny wywoływać myślenia o pracy.

[Monique · Rating 3 out of 5]

OFFICE HUMOR!!

Gotta love Dilbert for the wacky office politics! This provided me some much needed humor and a quick getaway from all the daily intense headlines in the world today.

[Omar El-Mohri · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book is kind of business insider with what corporates work is hiding

[Xavfro · Rating 4 out of 5]

a bit dated but scary how un-dated it is sometimes.

[Scott Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Old school Dilbert. The flipped-tie with the short-sleeve button up and the pocket protector will always be the Dilbert look. While these comics are late-1990s, some of the themes still apply.

[Jeff J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading Dilbert helps with enjoying retirement.

[Ryan Barretto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another satirical and sarcastic view of the corporate world.

Please definitely read it. You may understand your boss a little better.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm Not Anti-Business, I'm Anti-Idiot (Dilbert #11) by Scott Adams - Once you join the workforce, Dilbert gets funnier! Happy Reading!

[Jonathan Waugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

120+ pages of good Dilbert comic strips, highly entertaining to read.

[Shauna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who knew this would connect to my current position as an implementation manager at a library so well. 😆

[Valerie]

For the record, I AM anti-business. And I don't care about idiots, who (BY DEFINITION) have no social interactions. We've gotten too enmeshed in pointless busyness, and forgotten what we're trying to DO with all this 'work'.

This collection contains enough classic strips to make it worth buying, even if you've been following the strip in the newspaper, and clipping out your favorites. Those get a little frayed and faded with time--best to have a backup.

[Sharakael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains older strips - it even has a strip where Asok is introduced as an intern. The book is in black and white, and the digital copy I borrowed from the library seemed to have some wacky pagination as it cut off some of these strips across two pages... but thankfully they're still readable.

The scary part is how the situations inside holds true, regardless of when this book good published...

[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 5 out of 5]

Aren't we all?

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always funny, Dilbert is.

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who has done redundant paperwork or sat through meaningless meetings, this one's for you!

[Ed · Rating 4 out of 5]

741.5973 Dilbert series - cartoons 11/20/95 - 08/31/96

[zoagli · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Amy Phelps · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is my motto for life

[John Love IV · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Dilbert and this is probably my favorite at this point.