The problem with Dilbert is simple: it is the truth. Yes, I really had a boss with pointy hair. Yes, he was clueless. Yes, to enter the marketing department, you really need a two drink minimum. Dilbert is not a cartoon about working in a large company; it is a documentary of working in a large company.

Photography by Ol.v!er.

If things are going sad in your project, laughing over a Dilbert comic with your colleagues can be quite stress reducing. Yes, our corporate politics are killing morale¦ But look! We are not the only place were this happens! Shared misery seems to be good misery. And I know what I am talking about. I have survived a lot of meetings playing Bullshit Bingo, so dont get me started about trying to hang in a loony bin environment.

But make no mistake, it is a survival technique; a way you are emotionally coping with a totally sick environment. I have seen offices plastered with Dilbert comics. The people that occupy these offices all have an eerie smile on their face. A look like someone standing in a pile of poop, being filmed for an entry in Funniest Home Videos.

Once in a while a shot of Dilbert will not hurt your project; it will even be beneficial. But a office wallpapered with the guy is a clear sign of low morale. And we all know that low morale means another project down the drain.