The Dilbert Principle by Scott Adams

Book Summary

Published in 1996, The Dilbert Principle takes a humorous yet biting look at corporate culture. Adams builds on his famous Dilbert comic, satirizing common workplace absurditiesfrom pointless meetings and baffling management lingo to bizarre reward systems. His core insight? Companies often promote their least capable employees into management roles so they cant interfere with productivitythe titular Dilbert Principle, a play on the Peter Principle

About the Author

Scott Adams (born June8,1957) is an American cartoonist, author, and commentator renowned as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip. After earning a BA in Economics and an MBA (UC Berkeley), he spent 16 years working in corporate environmentsincluding roles at Pacific Bellbefore becoming a full-time cartoonist in 1995. Dilbert, known for its nerdy protagonist and clueless management figures like the Pointy-Haired Boss, became a cultural phenomenonsyndicated in over 2,000 newspapers across 70 countries