Scott Adams, observer of corporate discontent, returns to the workplace with a vengeance in this hilarious new look at how creativity continues to thrive despite management's efforts. Abridged.

"Adams worked in a cubicle at Pacific Bell for nine years. From therehe went on to pen the . . . cartoon Dilbert. . . . {This} book of humorous essays and observations elaborates on the corporate scenarios depicted in his cartoons. The 'Dilbert Principle' asserts that the most ineffective workers aresystematically moved to the place where they can do the least damage: management. Chapters include such titles as 'Machiavellian Methods,' 'Pretending To Work,' and 'Engineers, Scientists, Programmers, and Other Odd People.'" (LibrJ)

In this book, Adams takes a look into the Weasel Zone, the giant gray area between good moral behavior and outright felonious activities. In the Weasel Zone, where most people reside, everything is misleading, but not exactly a lie. Building on his popular comic strip, Adams looks into work, home, and everyday life and exposes the way of the weasel for everyone to see. With appearances from all the regular comic strip characters, Adams and Dilbert are at the top of their game--master satirists who expose the truth while making us laugh our heads off.

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In The Dilbert Future, Scott Adams turns futurist, offering a bold, compelling - and often hysterical - vision of future society. First, the good news: Human nature won't change much; many, if not most of us, will continue to be guided by the immutable principles of stupidity, selfishness, and horniness - much as we are today, but with more advanced technology. But there's more! Drawing on his keen grasp of human nature and social dynamics, Adams daringly predicts key developments in every part of the futurescape. For example, in The Dilbert Future, you'll learn in the future, life definitely won't be like Star Trek, there will be a huge market for technology products that help workers goof off and still get paid, Internet capacity will increase indefinitely to keep up with the egos of the people using it, and your clothes will be smarter than you. In The Dilbert Future, Scott Adams dons his soothsayer's robes and turns his piercing eye (and trenchant wit) to subjects as diverse as technology, the workplace, elections, the battle of the sexes, drive-through pet care, and the possibility of intelligent (or stupid) life on other planets. The Dilbert Future is a mind-boggling blend of farce and fact that plays our social hot buttons like a piano, leaving the reader gasping in both wonder and hilarity.

New! Includes "The Dilbert Principle, Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook" and "The Dilbert Future". 3 cassettes.

Why do all modern managers do the same bizarre things? Are these methods taught in business schools? Do managers learn by watching more experienced managers? Is it the result of mentoring? None of the above! Every manager learns from the same source: Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook. This valuable management handbook teaches new managers how to transform themselves from bitter and bewildered "little people" into fully functioning, paradigm-spewing management zombies. In this indispensable guide, Dogbert reveals the many vital skills needed by managers in their daily lives, including the power of verbal instructions - sound like a boss while maintaining complete deniability! Empty promises of promotion - enjoy all the motivational benefits with none of the costs! Pretending to care - learn how to hear without listening! Company newsletters - communicate without the risk of conveying information! Competition - experience the joy of setting your people against one another! Making decisions - be a leader without making any decisions! and Incentives - inspire employees by giving them worthless knickknacks! Remember: Leadership isn't something you're born with. It's something you learn by reading Dogbert books.