Phone rep: Yes, Jerry* is here. Would you like me to punch him?
915 Broadway
New York, New York
Overheard by: Sarah R
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- New York, On the phone, Violence
Employee: Everything about my life sucks right now! I need to go home, and I need to have a shower, and I need to get laid by someone who knows what he’s doing for once, and then I need to go to bed.
Sackville
New Brunswick
Canadia
Overheard by: Mel
English coworker: I’m just going outside to suck on a fag.
Irvine, California
Overheard by: James
- Posted on
- California, Coworkers, Substance Use & Abuse
Coworker to intern: So, how was the autopsy? Did you have a good time?
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Lan
- Posted on
- Dumb Employees, Pennsylvania, Questions
Office manager in transplant center, slamming down phone: How dare he call me about heart when I have liver all over my desk?!
Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Wendy Booz
Boss on phone to wife: Yes, they’ll be in this evening. Well, afternoon-ish… Probably in the morning.
Cardiff
Wales
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- General Idiocy, On the phone, Wales
Boss: You make too many mistakes! You’re not very consistent at your work.
Cube dweller: Well, you can’t be consistent all the time!
Liverpool
England
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- Bosses and Underlings, England, Gripes
Male peon #1: Does anybody want anything from the vending machine?
Female peon: Bring me back some Jesus!
Male peon #2: I’ll just take a ginger ale.
Boston, Massachusetts
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- Coworkers, Massachusetts, Meals and Snacks, Religion
Trashy coworker: Don’t ya hate when you’re on the rag and your husband rolls over in the night with a boner, wantin’ to poke ya?
Franklin Street
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Violet White
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- Coworkers, Gripes, Massachusetts
Values trainer, on being equal opportunity employer: … And, just so you know, the Midwest office gave an offer to a paraplegic last month. He’s paralyzed from the neck down — can’t move anything below the neck. So there’s a great example of the firm walking the talk.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, New York
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- Consultants, New York, Office Politics
