From Corporate Failure to Comic Strip Fame: The Surprising Origin Story of Dilbert

How Scott Adams transformed workplace frustration into one of the world's most beloved comic strips In the corporate world of the 1980s, a frustrated office worker sat in seemingly endless meetings, doodling caricatures of his managers and coworkers to stay awake. Those idle sketches would eventually evolve into one of the most successful comic strips of all time: Dilbert. Scott Adams never set out to be a cartoonist. His original dream was to climb the...

Dilbert’s The Topper

Scott Adams' perfect satire of workplace one-upmanship and the colleague we all recognize The beginning of "The Topper" storyline by Scott Adams In the pantheon of annoying office personalities that Scott Adams has immortalized in his Dilbert comic strip, "The Topper" stands out as particularly relatable. We've all encountered someone who simply cannot hear about your experience without immediately sharing how they've done something bigger, better, or more extreme. This comic sequence brilliantly captures the...