Archive for the ‘General Idiocy’ Category

If I Can’t Buy a Blouse There, It Doesn’t Exist for Me.

Female worker #1: I told my customer we should be anthropologists. Do you know what anthropology is?
Female worker #2: You mean like the store?
Female worker #1: No, that’s “Anthropologie” with an “i.”
Female worker #2. Then no.

Portland, Oregon

If They’re Not Civil, You Can Fire Them

Office dweller #1: What is a civil servant?
Office dweller #2: Like someone that serves you in your house, like a butler.
Office dweller #1: Oh, I thought it was like a post office worker or something.
Office dweller #2: Nope, pretty sure it’s a butler.

Cube world, San Diego

Overheard by: Tired of the nonsense

But South American Geography Was Never My Forte

Coworker #1: What country is Switzerland in?
Coworker #2: I think it’s in Ireland.

Michigan

I‑W-I-S-H-I-C-O-U-L-D-F-I-R-E-Y-O‑U

Boss: Hey, how do you spell ‘Japanese’? [Peon spells it.] Hmmm, do you think she was Japanese? How do you spell ‘Chinese’? [Peon spells it.] I don’t know if she was Chinese, though… Here’s what we’ll do — [begins typing letter] ‘The child speaks Asian…’ Wait, how do you spell ‘Asian’?

1000 West Central Road
Mount Prospect, Illinois

Overheard by: I work here?

Spending, Wasting: Same Difference

Marketing guy: I don’t want you IT guys wasting a lot of time figuring out what’s wrong before you fix it!

228 East 86th Street
New York, NY

That Four Corners Place Is Really Going to Freak Her Out

Boss: That lady is from Alabama. I used to visit there when I was a kid. It was only 20 to 30 minutes from my house.
Receptionist: … But you lived in Georgia.

Orange Park, Florida

Overheard by: Tristan

11AM Monitor Calls

Customer Service Specialist on phone: No, sir. You just had a credit line increase yesterday…Well, sir. That’s how the potato chips.

Customer Service Specialist: …Damn towelhead.

14700 Citicorp Drive
Hagerstown, Maryland

12PM Talk with HR

Co-worker #1: [Anna] is really mean.
Co-worker #2: It’s because of her race.
Co-worker #1: What? Her race?
Co-worker #2: Yeah, whatever she is; they’re all like that.

171 17th Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia

Things Haven’t Let What Up?

Co-Worker #1: Are you ok? You seem frazzled.
Co-Worker #2: Oh, I hit the ground running this morning, and things haven’t let up.
Co-Worker #1: You hit the ground? Did you hurt yourself?

1700 North Maitland Avenue
Maitland, Florida

Overheard by: Siege

2PM Distribute Manuals

Boss: Did you leave this in the copier? It got jammed.
Employee: Yeah, I guess I did. Sorry.
Boss: If you and [Janet] ever got married, you’d have really stupid kids. I’m just saying.

777 Main Street
Fort Worth, Texas

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