Secretary, looking for manager: Have you seen Thomas* anywhere?
Peon at photocopier outside restroom: Yeah, he's just gone in there. I think he might be a while.
Secretary: Why?
Peon: He was carrying some sandwiches and a coffee.
Onehunga
Auckland
New Zealand
Overheard by: KiwiBloke
Admin to boss: Well, you're totally opposite from me, but we have different brains.
Seattle, Washington
Overworked admin: I typed up that document for you.
Stressed-out peon: Thanks for saving me several hours of incompetent, fat, fingering.
Alexandria, Virginia
Overheard by: Roma Tekovi
(male admin yawns)
Female admin: Nap time?
Male admin: I never sleep.
Female admin: You never sleep? What, do you put toothpicks in your eyes to keep them open?
Male admin: I'm going to write that down, that's a good idea.
Female admin: At least you choose to stay awake, rather than your husband waking you up by coming home at 1:30 in the morning.
Male admin: At least he didn't pee in the bed.
New York City, New York
School administrator on phone: Hello. Has my cat peed yet? Great!
Elite Prep School
California
Admin: Here’s your new door tag.
Advisor: “Stud serv prog coord”? That’s my new title?
Admin: Well, it’s abbreviated.
Advisor: Can we make the text smaller so it’s not abbreviated?
Admin: Why? You don’t want to be a stud service?
Advisor: I’m afraid they wouldn’t get their money’s worth.
Lake Road
Merced, California
Overheard by: sooo true.
Sales person: Did you just say, “dildo”?
Office admin: No! I said, “tail goes”.
Sales person, laughing: Wow. That’s not what I heard.
Office admin: You seriously need some alone time.
James Street
Syracuse, New York
Systems administrator: No, it isn’t a flowchart, it’s a chart that just happens to flow.
Aberdeen
Scotland
United Kingdom
Overheard by: Auditor in the corner
Admin #1: So, Sally* choked on her eggs, and then she said her throat was bleeding and had to leave.
Admin #2: Damn. She chokes on food more than Mama Cass.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Overheard by: someone who can swallow
