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Dilbert #19
Another Day in Cubicle Paradise
When Dilbert first appeared in newspapers across the country in 1989, office workers looked around suspiciously. Was its creator, Scott Adams, a pen name for someone who worked amongst them? After all, the humor was just too eerily funny and familiar. Since then, Dilbert has become more than a cartoon character. He's become an office icon. In Another Day in Cubicle Paradise, Dilbert and his cohorts, Dogbert, Catbert, Ratbert, and the pointy-haired boss, once again entertain with their cubicle humor. From bizarre personnel decisions to meetings gone bad, from schizoid secretaries to consultants from hell, Another Day in Cubicle Paradise provides a way to get all those darn comic strips off the breakroom bulletin board.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2002
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Scott Adams
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Scott Adams was a defining voice of the American white-collar experience who transitioned from a prominent cartoonist into a polarizing political commentator. After earning an MBA from UC Berkeley and spending years in management at Pacific Bell, Adams launched the comic strip Dilbert in 1989. The strip’s sharp satire of corporate bureaucracy and the "Dilbert Principle"—the idea that incompetent employees are promoted to management to minimize their damage—resonated globally, eventually appearing in 2,000 newspapers and winning the prestigious Reuben Award. Beyond the funny pages, Adams explored philosophy and persuasion in works like God's Debris and Win Bigly, the latter of which analyzed Donald Trump’s rhetorical strategies during the 2016 election. His career took a dramatic turn during the mid-2010s as he shifted focus to his daily "Real Coffee" livestream, where he combined his background in hypnosis and corporate strategy to comment on the "culture wars." This period of independent commentary culminated in 2023 when he reacted to a poll regarding racial tensions with a series of inflammatory remarks. Labeling Black Americans a "hate group" and advocating for racial segregation, Adams faced immediate and widespread repercussions; hundreds of newspapers dropped his strip, and his publisher canceled his upcoming projects. Undeterred, he moved his work to the subscription-based platform Locals, rebranding his comic as Dilbert Reborn. In his final years, he faced severe health challenges, including stage IV prostate cancer and vocal cord issues, yet he remained a prolific presence on social media. He eventually announced the end of his hand-drawn work due to focal dystonia but continued to direct the strip's vision. Adams’s legacy remains a complex study in the power of branding, the evolution of digital influence, and the volatile intersection of creative genius and political provocation in the modern era.
Scott Adams was a defining voice of the American white-collar experience who transitioned from a prominent cartoonist into a polarizing political commentator. After earning an MBA from UC Berkeley and spending years in management at Pacific Bell, Adams launched the comic strip Dilbert in 1989. The strip’s sharp satire of corporate bureaucracy and the "Dilbert Principle"—the idea that incompetent employees are promoted to management to minimize their damage—resonated globally, eventually appearing in 2,000 newspapers and winning the prestigious Reuben Award. Beyond the funny pages, Adams explored philosophy and persuasion in works like God's Debris and Win Bigly, the latter of which analyzed Donald Trump’s rhetorical strategies during the 2016 election. His career took a dramatic turn during the mid-2010s as he shifted focus to his daily "Real Coffee" livestream, where he combined his background in hypnosis and corporate strategy to comment on the "culture wars." This period of independent commentary culminated in 2023 when he reacted to a poll regarding racial tensions with a series of inflammatory remarks. Labeling Black Americans a "hate group" and advocating for racial segregation, Adams faced immediate and widespread repercussions; hundreds of newspapers dropped his strip, and his publisher canceled his upcoming projects. Undeterred, he moved his work to the subscription-based platform Locals, rebranding his comic as Dilbert Reborn. In his final years, he faced severe health challenges, including stage IV prostate cancer and vocal cord issues, yet he remained a prolific presence on social media. He eventually announced the end of his hand-drawn work due to focal dystonia but continued to direct the strip's vision. Adams’s legacy remains a complex study in the power of branding, the evolution of digital influence, and the volatile intersection of creative genius and political provocation in the modern era.
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August 19, 2022
Another Day in Cubicle Paradise is another book of very funny Dilbert cartoons.* Even if you read them when they were first published (~15 years ago?) there are bound to be some you missed and a lot you forgot, so the book is definitely recommended for fans of the strip (even though it’s a little on the short side).
* It’s impossible to “cite” wonderful observations from a book of comic strips, and anyway people’s idea of what’s funny differs tremendously. Nevertheless, I recommend a panel 74% through (in which lights are turned out).
* It’s impossible to “cite” wonderful observations from a book of comic strips, and anyway people’s idea of what’s funny differs tremendously. Nevertheless, I recommend a panel 74% through (in which lights are turned out).
August 23, 2021
3.5 stars
January 8, 2012
Despite never having had to deal with a cubicle in my eighteen years of life, I have long enjoyed and often laughed at Dilbert cartoons. This volume appears to be mostly comics from 2001 or so, so there are some aspects of today's new comics missing. The one that bothered me most was the lack of longer arcs - maybe they just feel longer if you only read one a day, but I'd swear that there are six or seven strips focusing on "Catbert the evil HR Director" or something like it running now, and here all those unifying themes last two or three strips at most - not quite long enough for Adams to get all the potential humor out of them, and definitely not long enough for me to get tired of them.
Anyhow: funny, fun, and a quick read; not the best of his work, though.
Anyhow: funny, fun, and a quick read; not the best of his work, though.
April 21, 2026
Before "The Office," before "Office Space," there was Dilbert. And the Lord said "It is good."
Everyone I've ever known or worked with in offices around America recognized a painful amount of our world in squares and rectangles of those pages. "And it was good."
Even my kids, who had never seen a cubicle or an office cafeteria recognized the brilliance and loved every last character: Catbert, Dogbert and all.
Dilbert goes right up there with the all-time great comic strips -- "Peanuts," "Calvin and Hobbes," "The Far Side" -- and it is even better when you can read it all at once in these collected volumes.
Everyone I've ever known or worked with in offices around America recognized a painful amount of our world in squares and rectangles of those pages. "And it was good."
Even my kids, who had never seen a cubicle or an office cafeteria recognized the brilliance and loved every last character: Catbert, Dogbert and all.
Dilbert goes right up there with the all-time great comic strips -- "Peanuts," "Calvin and Hobbes," "The Far Side" -- and it is even better when you can read it all at once in these collected volumes.
November 18, 2022
I have read a lot of volumes of Dilbert books, but this is probably the first one I’ve read that didn’t seem to repeat half a of previous book. Because of that, this one was a lot of fun to read. Having spent some time in a cubicle myself over the years, I always suspect that Scott Adams bugs a lot of companies to get ideas for his comic strip. So many of the characters remind me of specific people I’ve worked with, or a boss, or maybe a situation I’ve experienced myself. Recommended especially for business people.
November 28, 2020
Another great Dilbert collection
Always an accurate reflection of office life and it’s absurdities and bizarre managers. Nice to know we are not alone and it is important to see the funny side.
Always an accurate reflection of office life and it’s absurdities and bizarre managers. Nice to know we are not alone and it is important to see the funny side.
July 25, 2022
More a dork than Charlie Brown.
Good black and white artwork . The strips are laid out in horizontal or vertical formats. They can be downloaded and attached to your cubicle, if you haven't got anything better to do with your life.
Good black and white artwork . The strips are laid out in horizontal or vertical formats. They can be downloaded and attached to your cubicle, if you haven't got anything better to do with your life.
June 13, 2017
Fun ... as usual
More of the same, but often needed Dilbert sarcasm on corporate America. I enjoyed this book and would recommend to other Dilbert fans.
More of the same, but often needed Dilbert sarcasm on corporate America. I enjoyed this book and would recommend to other Dilbert fans.
September 5, 2017
It's Scott Adams with some classically funny Dilbert strips. You need to read this.
January 8, 2019
Dilbert comics always funny
December 20, 2019
I always turn to Dilbert when I'm unhappy with my job and it always makes me feel better.
January 24, 2021
Three stars!
July 25, 2021
Loved it!
December 18, 2021
Luckily have never personally experienced cubicle life, but always enjoy reading Dilbert - a fun read
February 20, 2022
(Heerlijk hoe ze hiervoor een plaatje van Bol hebben geript.)
December 19, 2024
Some comic strips should not be collected.
Individually, occasionally, they're funny.
But en masse, the shortcomings are all too readily apparent.
Individually, occasionally, they're funny.
But en masse, the shortcomings are all too readily apparent.
March 5, 2017
A sharp, cynical, and very accurate snapshot of corporate life… exaggerated just enough to be funny, but grounded enough to feel uncomfortably real. Adams leans into the absurdity of office culture… pointless meetings, clueless management, empty jargon… and somehow makes it all feel both ridiculous and familiar.
The humor is dry and often brutal… less laugh-out-loud and more knowing smirk. If you’ve spent any time in a corporate environment, a lot of this will hit close to home… sometimes a bit too close.
It’s not deep or complex, but it doesn’t try to be. It’s quick, observant, and consistently entertaining… a solid read that delivers exactly what it promises.
The humor is dry and often brutal… less laugh-out-loud and more knowing smirk. If you’ve spent any time in a corporate environment, a lot of this will hit close to home… sometimes a bit too close.
It’s not deep or complex, but it doesn’t try to be. It’s quick, observant, and consistently entertaining… a solid read that delivers exactly what it promises.
May 31, 2016
Well, it was Dilbert, so you already know what it's about. I don't know that there were any new twists or really laugh-out-loud moments, but there were some sincere chuckles. I enjoyed the book, as I have all of the others.
I was happy to see this book for just 25 cents on the Friends of the Library shelf (where people donate unwanted books to the library and the library gets a bit of money from their sale).
I was happy to see this book for just 25 cents on the Friends of the Library shelf (where people donate unwanted books to the library and the library gets a bit of money from their sale).
January 16, 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 7, 2008
Amusing, as always. (Unsure of date read, could have been earlier.)
December 13, 2008
Another great series in the Dilbert book series! If you need a laugh about your daily work routine, this series if for you.
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May 17, 2013A nice set of Dilbert cartoons. No commentary, so no major issues as an ePub, nice and easy to read without zooming.
June 17, 2013
Painfully accurate look at the cubical life.
July 3, 2015
Lolololololool. That's all I can say about it
August 27, 2016
Dilbert comics from around 2000-2001. Funny, but easily read online in the archives on the Dilbert site. Doesn't really add anything.
April 7, 2017
Always entertaining
I find Dilbert both funny and a little frightening. The clueless pointy haired boss is sometimes frighteningly close too reality.
I find Dilbert both funny and a little frightening. The clueless pointy haired boss is sometimes frighteningly close too reality.
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