Admin to intern: Our lives are not just about the dots. (to other interns) These banks, they get married, change their names… (in baby voice) Have babiiiieeesss.
Exchange Place, New Jersey
Admin to intern: Our lives are not just about the dots. (to other interns) These banks, they get married, change their names… (in baby voice) Have babiiiieeesss.
Exchange Place, New Jersey
Manager, explaining the loud sucking noises coming from her office: I'm sorry, it's so big it's hard not to slurp.
Santa Ana, California
Overheard by: That's What She Said
Bored secretary: Don't my nails look great? That stand in the mall polished them with dead sea scrolls!
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
CSR: Here’s the agenda. You’ll notice my name is missing from the list because I plan on going home at 4PM.
Admin: I notice [Dawn] isn’t on the list either.
CSR: That’s because I figure wherever I put her on the list, she’ll end up under the guy’s table anyway.
3601 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Coordinator
Admin on phone: That's not a problem, Brenda, I can do that for you now. (hangs up). Old hag!
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: clare
Administrator: How was your Christmas?
Boss: Great. Now all I want is to get some sleep and find my underwear.
3740 Mill Creek Road
Mentone, California
Male admin: Did you get up at 4:30 this morning? I don’t think so.
Female admin: Yes, I did.
Male admin: You got up at 4:30?
Female admin: Yes.
Male admin: Why?
Female admin: I had to clean my chandeliers.
512 7th Avenue
New York, NY
Manager to another: Actually, 'due diligence' is for the unsuccessful.
Charlotte, North Carolina
Female manager: I'm glad I took the day off! I'd rather be raptured at home.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Program director: I'm going to see my OB next week, I haven't seen him in three years!
Male executive assistant: Is that your grandfather?
Program director: Yes.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Adrienne
