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Review title: Life Before Dilbert
Product review: As told from the point of view of one technical manager and the cast of characters he had both the pleasure and misfortune of working with, '...Peckerhead' tries to lay out the taxonomy for all things pathological that serve to stymie the routine hammering out of what would otherwise be only a stupifyingly complicated technical task.Ample proof that there was a well developed sense of Dilbert long before 'cubicle' entered the popular lexicon, the author provides a sense of humor, humanity, and insanity.Unlike works such as Kidder's "Soul of a New Machine", this is not a narrative retelling of what happened. Rather, it's more a compilation, a "Best of Meeting Hell", of snips and snatches of everyday occurrences and how they were felt by managers and engineers.One possibly small disappointment is that names, those of people and companies alike have been changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.A fine read, for hopeful and cynic alike.
