Female boss, yelling to male coworker down the hall: Is he going to wear his shirt, Mark?
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Christine
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4PM Call [the Client]
Secretary: [The client] keeps calling and asking for me. And you know what? The next time he does that, I’m going to tell him that you lied to him.
Boss: What? Why?
Secretaty: Because you tell him you’re going to do all these things for him, and you don’t!
Boss: That’s because he’s an idiot!
527 West Jefferson Street
Louisville, Kentucky
Yes! Another Big Win for Strategic Incompetence!
Sales manager: Can you ship this to Kuwait for me or should I fill everything out beforehand?
Mail room guy: Do you need it shipped overseas?
Sales manager: Yes, to Kuwait.
Mail room guy: Is that overseas?
Sales manager: It’s in the Middle East!
Mail room guy: East Coast?
Sales manager: No, the Middle East! It’s international.
Mail room guy: The East Coast is not international.
Sales manager: I’ll just do it myself.
Louisville, Kentucky
I Could Let Her Hurt Feelings Control Me. But No.
Coworker #1, distraught: I’m leaving now. I probably won’t be back till tomorrow.
Clueless manager: Okay, have fun! [Distraught coworker sobs and runs out.]Coworker #2: Um… You know she’s having her dog put to sleep, right?
111 Madisonville Street
Crofton, Kentucky
Overheard by: will1966
It’s the Stooges, on Conference Call
Tech on phone: Hello, sir, I’m calling to– Yes, hello, this is Aaron* from– Yes, hello, I’m calling to verify an order you placed wi– Don’t say ‘hello’ again! I know you can hear me!
216 Mitch Lane
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Now, Would You Stop Bench-Pressing Me?
Supervisor to file clerk: You know, I really don’t see you in the corporate workplace at all… I see you somewhere doing something violent like the American Gladiators or something.
101 South 5th Street
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Candice
Why Larry Got the Shaft
Branch manager looking for small, hand-held calculator: I need one of those hand jobs in the lobby.
808 South Main Street
Elkton, Kentucky
Overheard by: will66
The Episode Of Full House You Never Saw
Boss: What’s the hourly rate for Becky? (pause) I want to know her hourly rate. How much per hour?
Lexington, Kentucky
Overheard by: Brian
Your Editors Have Learned That This Totally Works
Older janitor to young engineer, about picking up girls: You have to trap’em like Daniel Boone style, set out some salad with ranch dressin’ or somethin’ like that”.
Lexington, Kentucky
Overheard by: Rick
Do You Really Want to Go There, Madame Days-of-the-Week?
Female manager to frustrated sales rep: Just put your big girl panties on and deal with it!
Business owner, over her shoulder: Oh, oh! Stern words from Miss Kello-Kitty-pants!
4th Street
Louisville, Kentucky
