Overheard in the Office http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/ The Voice of the Cubicle Copyright 2010 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tell Her That We'll Supply the Loofahs. VP: They were used to our company being Mr Goodbar, Mr Good Humor guy, but not anymore. If I want her to embrace it, she gotta have more skin in the game.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Rochester, New York

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Manager: So? Tell the technicians, not me.
Worker bee: No, I mean "crashed onto the floor of my office."
Manager: What?
Worker bee: I told you the new desks were crap.

Canary Wharf
London
England

Overheard by: Hopeing the floors hold

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Watertown, Massachusetts

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Oregon

Overheard by: killerwhales

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Sacramento, California

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]]> http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/010955.html http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/010955.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0500 ...So I'm Gonna Put Hawaii Down As a Foreign Country. Ladder-climber to boss: If you don't have a good enough argument for why I'm wrong, then I'm right.

Ohio

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Oakland, New Jersey

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Allentown, Pennsylvania

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IT guy #2: Nope, I'm married too.

Brookfield, Wisconsin

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Manhattan, New York

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Secretary: Thanks, I got them for my birthday.

Oregon

Overheard by: killerwhales

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Cary, North Carolina

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]]> http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/010948.html http://www.overheardintheoffice.com/archives/010948.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0500 This Year It Was Mostly Switchblades and Liquor. Office drone: Well, in the past I'd seen him hand out stuffed animals and candy to kids, but this year he didn't do that... from what I saw.

Prosser, Washington

Overheard by: was santa in a windowless van

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Office temp: Wow, you're gonna die.

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania

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