- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Boxtree; New edition edition (6 Oct 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752272225
- ISBN-13: 978-0752272221
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.1 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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503,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Books > Humour > Comic Strips > Dilbert
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Scott Adams' latest work is not a collection of Dilbert cartoons (though recycled strips are liberally sprinkled throughout); it's a dialogue between the man and his fans disguised as a tongue-in-cheek guide to surviving the corporate life. There are chapters on "Office Pranks," "Surviving Meetings," and "Managing Your Co-Workers," with enough weird stories and practical jokes to make any middle manager nervous, especially as many of the tricks and tips come from e- mails sent to Adams by his fans (one tip: never let anyone else use your computer). If these messages are any indication, the creative tide has turned, and now the corporate world is following Dilbert's lead. In the office blocks of America, life is imitating art imitating life, creating a pleasantly postmodern working environment. The final chapter of The Joy of Work, "Handling Criticism," includes a response to Norman Solomon's The Trouble with Dilbert, which accuses Adams of selling out and supporting the corporate hierarchy that he claims to satirise. Adams' response is thorough and convincing, with just enough nastiness (jokes about Solomon's hair, for example) to demonstrate that though Dilbert may not have a mouth, he certainly has teeth. --Simon Leake, Amazon.com
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'I cried because I did not have an office with a door, until I met a man who had no cubicle.' - Dilbert. Following on from his previous bestselling business books, "The Dilbert Principle" and "The Dilbert Future", Scott Adams applies his acute wit to the workplace and delivers a deceptively perceptive take on the place that we all spend so much time in: the office. Using the same blend of essays and cartoons that kept the "Dilbert Principle" on the bestseller list for almost a year, this hilarious treatise on office life will have Dilbert fans rolling around with laughter in their ever smaller cubicles.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another marvellous offering from Scott Adams that has transformed my perception of hitherto dreary office life. Unfortunately the new style of this latest edition means that some of the longer cartoons can be a little difficult to read without some serious concentration.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another book by Scott Adams all about the joy of work - yes, you heard it "THE JOY OF WORK". About 250 pages on work, and nothing but work - from managing your boss (in itself an admirable objective), through laughing at the expense of others (another excellent pastime), to managing your co-worker (just you try, and see what I do to you!). In this book we wander from one strategy to another - from withhold information (everyone knows this), through boss deletion (I like it!!!!), to the sublime joys of sarcasm (otherwise know as common sense). This book is so true it is positively alien (Is he watching us all the time? Where are the cameras installed? He must have an army of little-Dilbert's reviewing all the footage?). For example, how does he know that bosses don't read their emails, or that bosses need to feel that they have "helped", or that everyone dreams of strategy 14 - how to turn you boss into a mindless zombie slave (let's face it, bosses come pre-packed as mindless zombies, so just adding the slave bit should not be that difficult). I refuse to comment on the chapter entitled the joys of work (as a matter of principle), but the chapter on managing your co-workers is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of modern business practices. Cubicle flatulence offered a new avenue of investigation for me, but dealing with irrational co-workers added little to my arsenal of techniques. The section on how to harness the power of your own incompetence was an eye opener; I had never thought to approach the problem by re-defining the meaning of corporate efficiency.
A person who can write more about office pranks (44 pages) then about "surviving meetings" (6 pages) is a must for any self-respecting middle management wallah. A must read for 20% of all Europeans, and 99% of all Americans (of those that can read of course).
A person who can write more about office pranks (44 pages) then about "surviving meetings" (6 pages) is a must for any self-respecting middle management wallah. A must read for 20% of all Europeans, and 99% of all Americans (of those that can read of course).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Not just funny and with a few cartoon strips thrown in, like all of Scott Adams books he actually manages to teach something about life as well by talking about the things he knows.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The Joy of work
Having worked in a large office environment, I loved this. It gave me so many ideas that I'm sorry I left. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2009 by Spanner
so true
scott adams has the pulse by the short and curles when it comes to office life and this book builds on the Dilbert principle very nicely indeed.
Published on 24 Dec 2003 by PPS
funny but a bit harsh
Although this is a very funny book, it lacks the warmth of 'The Dilbert Principle'; this book seems to concentrate more on 'how to get one over on your colleagues/ boss' whereas... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2002 by Jodie
essential to keep sane
At first i was dubious about a Dilbert book without many cartoons but as soon as i picked it up, i found it impossible to put down. I found the jokes hilarious and clever. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2001 by laura.m@freeuk.com
The Joy of Work- A Joy to read
Mr. Adams has definitely produced a masterpiece here. This book is absolutely brilliant- my favourite in the series. It features ideas for gags to play on your cow-orkers. Read more
Published on 13 April 2001
the must for newbie in corporate world
this is comprehensive and always-up-to-date reading for those, who is going to join corporate world for first time. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2001
an upside to working in a 'cubicle'
absolutely brilliant, this was the first dilbert book i bought and i will make sure that it is not the last, if you buy it all i can say is look out for the office pranks section,... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2001
Would be better condensed to half the size
I was a bit disappointed with this book. It started well but about halfway through seemed to lose the plot and wander off onto something completely different. Read more
Published on 21 Jun 2000 by Mr. S. P. Willliams
Far too acurate
Scarely accurate accounts of office work. Especially for those of us in a Technology environment. I'm just beginning to worry that Scott Adams' work is now not parodying working... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2000
Scott Adams has a spy in every workplace....
This book scares me. It's so accurate a description of the modern workplace that most of my colleagues shudder when turning the pages and finding evidence of yet another management... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 1999
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