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Re:What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert? by horsawlarway on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @02:08PM (#32322262)
I disagree - it's very clearly trying to mock the policies that allow this kind of behavior.

Those policies aren't coming from the peers.

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Re:What the Hell Is Up with Dilbert? by kelseyfrog on Tuesday August 02, 2022 @03:21PM (#32323097)
Dilbert's very clear on its role personification. That's what makes the comic work.

It's how Dilbert is every engineer, PHB is every clueless boss, and Wally is every elder peer, Asok is every junior peer. That's what makes the comic relatable. It also, as the article points out, what provides constraints to these characters as well.

If it was mocking HR policy, then it would be signified with Catbert. It's not. It's very simple.

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