Advice

Cube dweller: I don’t see why people need fertility counseling. They should just buy some cheap liquor and rent a Camaro. It worked for everyone I know on the South Side.

Norman, Oklahoma

Boss, reading through company e-mails: Can I talk to you about this e-mail you sent to a client?
Employee: Sure.
Boss: In this e-mail you started out with the word “yay”; when I read this it struck me as very unprofessional. You shouldn't use the word “yay” when speaking with our clients.
Employee: That doesn't say “yay, it says “yeah”. It's a response to a question the client had.
Boss: Y-e-a-h is “yay.” Let's not use it in e-mails in the future, okay?
Employee: Okay (then under breath as he walks away) Fucking moron!

Salt Lake City, Utah

Presenter: Right, so not only do you have to help each other, but you also have to service your members.

Hotel
Sacramento, California

Overheard by: really bored

Older female sales rep: The rule is: if he jumps on you, turn your back to him immediately.

Delran, New Jersey

Overheard by: Bruce Banner

Director: We simply can’t idiot-proof everything. Sometimes the idiots just have to suffer and die.
Co-worker: I think that’s called “evolution”.

2100 I-70 Drive SW
Columbia, Missouri

Overheard by: Amy Zing

Male coworker #1 on conference call: You don't want to blow your credibility right out of the gate.
Male coworker #2: Let me tell you, I blow credibility every day.

Chicago, Illinois

Cube dweller: I think we should force her to get drunk and embarrass her. After all, that’s our way!

33 New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: McF

Employee handing customer a ticket: Enjoy your movie.
Customer: Where do I go?

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Frustrated employee to dim coworker: If you’d stop being an idiot I wouldn’t have to hate you anymore.

Wausau, Wisconsin

Overheard by: I Feel The Same Way

Reservationist: I heard that if you get stung by a jellyfish and you put urine on the sting, it'll stop hurting.
Reservationist #2: I'd totally pee on you.

Seattle, Washington