The Snitch

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first ever Dilbert comic.

Hard to imagine that it’s been 20 years since Scott Adams started documenting everything that is dysfunctional about work and the office.

It’s easy to see why Dilbert has obtained comic longevity. With large numbers of people spending 40 hours or more each week cooped up in cubicles and “open office spaces”, it’s inevitable that human drama will ensue these people have to work and collaborate together.

Whether it is office politics, incompetent managers, disengaged workers, the Dilbert comic strip pretty much covers it all. And as office workers, the situations in the comic strips is something that we definitely relate to and sympathise with.  Plus, Dilbert comics also put in the idea that somehow, the lives of office workers are interesting enough to document on three-panelled comic strips too.

Plus, it helps that the comics are funny.

But proceed with caution. As one worker in Iowa can attest, putting up Dilbert comics in the office may incite the anger of your upper management (who don’t like being compared to drunken lemurs) and get you fired instead.

So happy anniversary Dilbert!