02-20-2008, 10:52 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Dilbert cartoons go after company that fired man for posting Dilbert cartoons
Scott Adams fires back:
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/app...0382/1001/NEWS
Surprised the guy who got fired only petitioned for UI benefits. He should have sued for his full severance package.
Which leads me to a question... how many of you cubicle dwellers have Dilbert cartoons posted on their walls?
I've got four... two of which attack management, and two of which attack the customer from a tech support perspective. Nobody's complained yet.
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02-20-2008, 10:53 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: in your blind spot.
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No dilbert (but I have in the past), 4 Calvin & Hobbes.
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02-20-2008, 10:55 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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My cubicle is full of dilbert comics for various situations and especially featuring Asok
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02-20-2008, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: May 2004
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As a tech support drone, I formerly had to deal with lots of marketing and accounting type employees who would show up at my desk unannounced with their home PC (not company property!) and ask that I fix it (for free, naturally).
So I printed off this Dilbert strip and posted it in a prominent position in my work area:
The requests ended soon thereafter. 
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02-20-2008, 11:13 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Wow, so the dude got fired for posting Dilbert Cartoons?
Is office humour truly dead?
I was tempted to make a comment regarding the religious leanings of the manager that fired this employee, but I'll leave it at a vague inference. 
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02-20-2008, 11:25 AM
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CP Pontiff
Join Date: Oct 2001
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I use Dilbert cartoons occasionaly in newsletters, with management signing off on them.
Someone is definitely too anal - or probably paranoid and pointy-haired - at a company where you can get fired for putting them on a wall.
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02-20-2008, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
Wow, so the dude got fired for posting Dilbert Cartoons?
Is office humour truly dead?
I was tempted to make a comment regarding the religious leanings of the manager that fired this employee, but I'll leave it at a vague inference. |
It really depends on the office atmosphere, and often more importantly, the industry.
Some industries/atmospheres are much more anal retentive than others. If you have a strict dress code and permeating management, odds are posting anything the least bit humorous is not allowed.
In my office, anything that one could find in the Herald would be easily accepted. It would take something very lowbrow and ribold to cause any stir. Its a fairly easygoing, down to earth industry sector though.
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02-20-2008, 11:36 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Calgary
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I have a Dilbert 365-day calander, and I regularily wander over to the analysts in the other department and post some of the funny one's on their white board.
Maybe I should stop.....nahhhhhh.
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02-20-2008, 12:12 PM
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Franchise Player
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We post em in our office as well. Sometimes with our co-workers names subbed in for the characters....
Its all in good fun.
People need to lighten up............
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02-20-2008, 12:29 PM
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NOT breaking news
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Calgary
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There are always Dilbert comics posted around the office.
And Garfield comics on the fridge!
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02-20-2008, 01:18 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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I have 29 Dilbert cartoons hanging on a wall in my cube.
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02-20-2008, 01:24 PM
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Norm!
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Between Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert and the far side, that was the golden age of newspaper basd comics.
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02-20-2008, 05:23 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Slightly right of left of center
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I posted the exact comic he got fired for in my building... It is very true
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02-21-2008, 08:59 AM
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Scoring Winger
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Isn't there a saying along the lines of, "You know you're in
management when you no longer find Dilbert funny."
ers
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