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Dilbert #12
Journey to Cubeville
Imagine the scene: The bees are on the job, buzzing, busy. The hapless worker drones build the honeycomb, ceaselessly, tirelessly, for the good of the hive, every waking moment, hour after hour, day after day, week after week. Then one morning, an industrious bee brings in the latest 'Dilbert' collection. The other bees gather round. Chuckles. Then laughter. Then great, tear-squirting bee guffaws. 'That's exactly what's happening here, man!' All the bees spontaneously take a coffee break and sit around telling unflattering stories about the Queen.
You could be that bee. If, that is, you're the first one at work to get your hands on Jounrey to Cubeville, the latest adventures of Dilbert, Dogbert, and the rest of that crew who offer salvation from the mind-numbing repetition of the daily grind.
Or things could go much differently. Be the last one in your block of cubicles to see Journey to Cubeville and you run the risk of being lost in the watercooler conversation, left out of the e-mail loop, derided behind your back like an upper-management imbecile. Shame and embarrassment galore. It could happen.
Journey to Cubeville takes on the usual suspects (all forms of office-related idiocy) with Adams's characteristic lack of sympathy. Whether it's pointed at the network administrator with the power to paralyze an entire company with the stroke of a key, the accountant who engages you in a heated battle over reimbursement for a ham sandwich hastily gulped on a business trip, or the manager (no specific demented action necessary, because in the world of Dilbert that word is synonymous with 'incompetent fool'), Adams's humor and insight is the kind that only an insider can provide — and it's so universal that the millions of people who read it seem sure that the strip is actually about their company.
So come on — you know you want to be first. Take everyone else along for the ride for a change. You can photocopy the pages and tape them up all over the place. Go crazy. Then e-mail Scott Adams all about it and end up immortalized in the next Dilbert collection.
You could be that bee. If, that is, you're the first one at work to get your hands on Jounrey to Cubeville, the latest adventures of Dilbert, Dogbert, and the rest of that crew who offer salvation from the mind-numbing repetition of the daily grind.
Or things could go much differently. Be the last one in your block of cubicles to see Journey to Cubeville and you run the risk of being lost in the watercooler conversation, left out of the e-mail loop, derided behind your back like an upper-management imbecile. Shame and embarrassment galore. It could happen.
Journey to Cubeville takes on the usual suspects (all forms of office-related idiocy) with Adams's characteristic lack of sympathy. Whether it's pointed at the network administrator with the power to paralyze an entire company with the stroke of a key, the accountant who engages you in a heated battle over reimbursement for a ham sandwich hastily gulped on a business trip, or the manager (no specific demented action necessary, because in the world of Dilbert that word is synonymous with 'incompetent fool'), Adams's humor and insight is the kind that only an insider can provide — and it's so universal that the millions of people who read it seem sure that the strip is actually about their company.
So come on — you know you want to be first. Take everyone else along for the ride for a change. You can photocopy the pages and tape them up all over the place. Go crazy. Then e-mail Scott Adams all about it and end up immortalized in the next Dilbert collection.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 1, 1998
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About the author
Scott Adams
283 books1,270 followersLibrarian 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.
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.
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December 21, 2022
I Know It’s Fiction, But…
I know it’s fiction, but I can’t help feeling a little bit annoyed at the characters from Dilbert.
At the same time this is amusing, it is also very irritating and aggravating how the humans are getting the worse of the relationship between them and the animals.
But despite how vexatious I feel, I am definitely enjoying reading this book and will definitely be reading some more books on this series.
Truly recommend.
Four stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I know it’s fiction, but I can’t help feeling a little bit annoyed at the characters from Dilbert.
At the same time this is amusing, it is also very irritating and aggravating how the humans are getting the worse of the relationship between them and the animals.
But despite how vexatious I feel, I am definitely enjoying reading this book and will definitely be reading some more books on this series.
Truly recommend.
Four stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 25, 2017
Not too many new developments here, but still a good solid performance by the cast. I did particularly like that Phil, Prince of Insufficient Light and the pitch-spoon wielding Ruler of Heck, was unexpectedly downsized in a corporate merger gone bad…
July 23, 2018
En ollut lukenut Scott Adamsin Dilbertiä vuosikausiin, mutta tämähän oli edelleen varsin hauska ja vitsit yllättävän hyvin aikaa kestäneitä, vaikka insinöörien ja teknologian maailmassa liikutaan.
June 23, 2022
Imagine Garfield the Cat working in a 1990s office and you have this collection in a nutshell. The schtick isn't funny, the premises return with numbing regularity, and pretty much the only thing that Adams brings to the party over Jim Davis is a massive pitchspoon of sneering misanthropy. In short, if you enjoy "laughing at the idiots" you are probably a huge fan of this strip. Out of curiosity I dropped in on the current week of Dilbert (which is still in syndication astonishingly, given how often Scott Adams has offended the world via Twitter), and the only major changes in the setup I can see is that Dilbert has lost his dumb tie, the pointy haired boss now carries a paper coffee cup a lot instead of a mug, and they've hired Dave, an African American engineer to replace Asok. The two themes for this week are how much the boss hates telework, and how much more work gets done when the boss is incapacitated. If this sounds familiar at all it's because these were regular themes in the 1990s when this collection was originally published.
If you like your humor both stale and mean-spirited, here's your book!
If you like your humor both stale and mean-spirited, here's your book!
November 16, 2017
When I started out being an Electrical Engineer, I thought that I would just work in the same office until I was 65. Life did not have that I store for me. Instead I found myself in a cubical of all places. At first is absolutely despised my cubical and then a strange thing happened. I began to love it. Now, companies want to do away with the cubical. They want “open office” where everybody works together. A hundred eyes on me! Hate it!
Journey to Cubeville is a book full of comics that mocks the cube and office life in general. It is wonderfully funny and honest. The comics contained in this book get me through the day. If you work in an office, this is a book for you.
Journey to Cubeville is a book full of comics that mocks the cube and office life in general. It is wonderfully funny and honest. The comics contained in this book get me through the day. If you work in an office, this is a book for you.
April 27, 2024
Humorous look at corporate life
Its sad when you’re reading a comic book and you realize it’s the company you work for or your life. At one point in this book I realized the author was using the exact same words my management team was using on us. How did he do it? Each strip is funny and enjoyable.
Its sad when you’re reading a comic book and you realize it’s the company you work for or your life. At one point in this book I realized the author was using the exact same words my management team was using on us. How did he do it? Each strip is funny and enjoyable.
June 9, 2024
Reading Dilbert comic strips, including Journey To Cubeville, can induce cathartic laughter. I've lived through some of the office nonsense Dilbert's lived through. I work with some of the same co-worker's Dilbert works with. This is very funnily observed material. Truly delightful.
April 26, 2018
Not much has changed in the last 20 years. We may no longer be stuck in cubicles but we still work for time-wasting morons.
November 11, 2018
It's interesting to look back; it absolutely confirms my impression that Dilbert, though it was already entirely workplace-focused, was a whole lot funnier twenty years ago.
January 11, 2019
Might be approaching office humor overload....
April 7, 2020
I've read more than a dozen Dilbert collections and I think this one is the best.
September 29, 2020
I really like Dilbert comics so this was a great collection to read. I would recommend this book to all Dilbert fans.
August 2, 2022
Call me, -Bert.
A mixture of color and black and white strips. I am so glad I skipped working in a cubicle. Though I did have some horrible bosses and co-workers over the years.
A mixture of color and black and white strips. I am so glad I skipped working in a cubicle. Though I did have some horrible bosses and co-workers over the years.
October 6, 2022
The Dilbert comic is always quite hilarious. I always wonder if Scott Adams was spying on one of my past workplaces. The majority of the book was funny…only a few jokes that I didn’t like.
September 8, 2025
Funny Dilbert comics. Should've come with finger puppets, but they were long gone.
December 1, 2025
The Trials and Travails of Dilbert & Co continue
February 6, 2015
Dilbert is now firmly one of the classic and iconic comic strips. They're certainly starting to look tired now that technology has moved on a bit since the nineties but the pain of modern office life is still faithfully lampooned. Scott Adams' illustrations are a joy of clean lines and refined simplicity - their spartan neatness reflecting the sterile working conditions of their protagonists.
In small chunks they work perfectly, but read a bunch of them in one go and the punch lines never quite make any great emotional or insightful points.
Take them for what they are and marvel at such a crisp and perfectly conceived strip for office workers trapped in the endless cycle of resizing, reorganising and retraining.
In small chunks they work perfectly, but read a bunch of them in one go and the punch lines never quite make any great emotional or insightful points.
Take them for what they are and marvel at such a crisp and perfectly conceived strip for office workers trapped in the endless cycle of resizing, reorganising and retraining.
October 3, 2013
When I was working in any of the many bookstores where I was employed and I did not want (or have the time) to read my current book, I would grab one of these collections to read on my too short break. I slowly but surely worked my way through several series. These are great time killers and will usually improve your mood no matter how hectic the day. Laughter can be the best solution to dealing with the public.
Not having been a cubicle monkey,I usually enjoyed Dilbert but one step removed. Dilbert also seems to revisit the same joke with slightly altered circumstances to ty and make it seem new. Still the collections will usually provide enough laughs to make them worth a look.
Not having been a cubicle monkey,I usually enjoyed Dilbert but one step removed. Dilbert also seems to revisit the same joke with slightly altered circumstances to ty and make it seem new. Still the collections will usually provide enough laughs to make them worth a look.
January 24, 2010
I always enjoy reading Dilbert, and this was no exception. The strips in this collection go back to the late 90s, so there are some little references that may seem dated now. However, the basic office and workplace humor is right on. That remains pretty universal. I have to say that there were some strips that I could really identify with given my workplace, but that is another story. Overall, this is a funny, amusing read.
December 28, 2015
funny strips, when i see adams really hitting his stride. women are better represented in this collection than others i have read. although i dont think in a positive way.
lots of catbert, wally, dogbert, pointy-haired-boss.
lots of catbert, wally, dogbert, pointy-haired-boss.
January 23, 2016
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
August 29, 2007
As I have been enjoying this "book" every night for the past week, Isaac said that I needed to put it on my book reviews so everyone knew what kind of books I actually read. I admit, I love Dilbert.
September 28, 2008
Too close to reality of my professional life to enjoy.
December 1, 2008
Another great book in the Dilbert series! Even if you don't work in the technology field, you can relate to his daily troubles at work. I love this series!
January 19, 2016
I went through a real Dilbert phase, and I still like it. Very funny stuff! Perfect reading if you are currently hating your job or boss.
March 3, 2010
It's funny but the negative attitude towards work can get you down.
December 23, 2011
lucu :D
November 15, 2011
Alway funny. I don't read the paper, so I never get to read Dilbert so having a whole book of it was pure pleasure. I couldn't help but think "I have been in meetings like that."
May 6, 2012
Highly recommended -- includes the rare censored strips where Wally is trying to break his cocaine habit.
April 8, 2013
Poor Dilbert
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