Secretary: Nothing we do here is worth death.
Decorah, Iowa
Overheard by: It's True
Secretary: Nothing we do here is worth death.
Decorah, Iowa
Overheard by: It's True
Admin, about boss: He's in a meeting, but she'll nail him when he gets out.
Denver, Colorado
Legal secretary: What's the difference between a Crunch Bar and a Krackle?
Paralegal: I don't know. Maybe different companies make them?
Legal secretary: Yeah, probably.
Wichita, Kansas
Overheard by: Breaking off a piece of that Kit Kat Bar
Admin #1: The new software says ” loading.”
Admin #2: Oh. What does that mean?
Admin #1: It means it's not loading.
Orlando, Florida
Office secretary: You would think with all the tourists they get in Hawaii you would see more out-of-state license plates.
West Bend, Wisconsin
Secretary on phone: No, James isn't at his desk, I think he's on the pot.
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Kay
Secretary: I waste so much time trying to make it clear and succinct, when on the phone I can just say, “send me this, I need it.” Honestly, I kick and scream when I have no other choice but to use the internet!
Cheerful academic, placatingly: Well, it's great for communicating with Rome and London!
Manhattan, New York
Secretary: Couldn't you just drop a little acid and get the same effect?
Kansas City, Missouri
Boss #1: Look at all that red on there!
Secretary: Yeah, well, it's a short paragraph.
Boss #1: Well, you know what they say about guys with short paragraphs…
Boss #2: You get red fast!
Boss #1: It's not the size of the paragraph that matters, it's the frequency.
Oak Brook, Illinois
Admin to another: Then, around three, I remember I'm not a camel.
North Olmsted, Ohio
