Female cube dweller to another: I'll grab your pair and you'll grab my pair and we'll slap each other in the face with them.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: erak
Female cube dweller to another: I'll grab your pair and you'll grab my pair and we'll slap each other in the face with them.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: erak
IT guy: Your laptop is not booting up because you have a stuck function key. What happened, anyway?
Rep (refusing to make eye contact): Yeah, I … uhhh, think I dropped something on it.
It guy: Like what?!
Rep: Ummm yeah, well, like my fist.
Fern Valley Road
Louisville, Kentucky
Female employee #1: I wish murder was legal. There is one rotten person I would definitely out for this world.
Female employee #2: Just one?
Syracuse, New York
Overheard by: I feel the same…
Angry coworker: Damn! The bossman makes me so mad, I gotta go home and shoot some heroin!
Burbank, California
Overheard by: hooya
Agitated coworker with rage issues: Please don't mount my cube!
Old Port
Porland, Maine
Woman #1: I’m so upset about my aunt.
Woman #2: I know, but there is nothing you can do now.
Woman #1: It was so sudden. She’s never going to be herself again. I can see it already.
Woman #2: That might be something to be thankful for.
Paramus, New Jersey
Overheard by: Red
Angry customer, ending long rant: Why do I have to sign a form? Why can't I close it over the phone? I didn't have to sign a form to open the account.
CSR: Yes, you did.
(pause)
Angry customer: Will you e-mail it to me?
Boston, Massachusetts
Angry boss: Why can't the pen have a laser pointer? Why does the pen have to project the company logo? Why does it have to be gay like we're calling Superman or something?
Overland Park, Kansas
Salesman #1: So did Fred ever call you back?
Salesman #2: No, but I sent anthrax to his office.
Louisville, Kentucky
Dispatcher to supervisor: The customer on the phone is pissed off and talking about canceling all her services.
Manager, walking by: It's because we suck!
San Francisco, California
