Dilbert

Dilbert


   n. Name and title character of a comic strip nationally syndicated in
   the U.S. and enormously popular among hackers. Dilbert is an
   archetypical engineer-nerd who works at an anonymous high-technology
   company; the strips present a lacerating satire of insane working
   conditions and idiotic {management} practices all too readily
   recognized by hackers. Adams, who spent nine years in {cube} 4S700R at
   Pacific Bell (not {DEC} as often reported), often remarks that he has
   never been able to come up with a fictional management blunder that
   his correspondents didn't quickly either report to have actually
   happened or top with a similar but even more bizarre incident. In 1996
   Adams distilled his insights into the collective psychology of
   businesses into an even funnier book, The Dilbert Principle
   (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-887-30787-6). See also {pointy-haired}, {rat
   dance}.
    

Dilbert

   <humour> A cartoon computer worker drawn by Scott Adams
   <[email protected]>, who works in Silicon Valley.  The
   cartoon became so popular he left his day job.  The cartoon
   satirises typical corporate life, especially that which
   revolves around computers.

   See also: {BOFH}.

   (http://unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/).

   (1996-10-11)