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}.

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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {cow orker}{PHB}{pointy-haired}{rat dance}]