Boss: He said he sent me an email via his BlackBerry. It must have ended up in some pigeon’s stomach.
2929 North Mayfair Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Archive for the ‘Dumb Bosses’ Category
Tell Him Something New, and There Goes Another Childhood Memory
Marketing director: Don't you remember that we already tried that approach?
Hotel manager: I'm sorry. My brain is full.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: JM
Of Course Because I Didn’t Solicit It, He May Never Provide It
Manager: Sounds good. I asked Roger* for his unsolicited feedback on this, so that will be helpful.
42 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
We Know It’s Gonna Be Good for Us
Manager: There is a difference between playing with ourselves and playing with our customers.
8033 Lory Student Center, Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Overheard by: Alli
4PM Performance Reviews
Manager: She’s actually very bright, she just doesn’t speak or write.
200 West Oak
Fort Collins, Colorado
5PM That’s a Wrap
Boss: Oh you fucking idiot!
Pause
Boss: Why don’t you just go home, you wanker!
Boss walks out of the office.
Employee: Who are you yelling at?
Boss: Me, I’m going home!
301 Pirie Street
Adelaide, Australia
Overheard by: Jessica
11AM Prepare Mailer
Worker: Here’s the envelope.
Boss: Did you know that the envelope is in the cantaloope family?
Worker: …
4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC
Aren’t You a Little Curious about the Monkey Pushing the Mail Cart?
Boss: I have no idea what goes on, and that’s the way I like it!
Balltown Road
Schenectady, New York
In Unrelated News, We Were Voted the Most Abusive Company of 2006
Company owner: Okay, so I haven’t heard a real definition of ‘bad touch’ yet…
111 Oak Street
Bonner Springs, Kansas
12PM Order 10 More “Gigabytes” (?)
Boss: Do you know where the gigabytes are? I need some more for my computer.
Employee #1: What are you talking about?
Boss: Are they in the closet?
He goes looking in the closet for about five minutes.
Boss: Seriously, do you know where more gigabytes are?
Employee #2: Maybe they’re in your pants.
N59W14909 Bobolink Avenue
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Overheard by: LeeAnn Michaud