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Dilbert Considered Harmful

At least by this blogger, who says, in part:

Social objects — and by extension the practices and behaviours we adopt — all reinforce our identity (think of the places you know whose walls are festooned with Pirelli Calendar and Page 3 pictures). The ‘Dilbert Shrine’ is a sign of cynicism and mutual disrespect that’s become institutionalized: the persistence of these objects in our environments affects the way we approach our work, our teams and our organizations.

Thinking back to the researcher/past colleague who pretty much went on strike until he got his own local cache of Dilbert comic strips makes me put aside my initial dismissive thought of this posting…there just may be something in it!

Gotta admire the associated Dilbert-oriented artwork (’lifted’ from the above site), however:

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