Marketing Director: So as we can see, it’s going to be effective with a capital A!
2815 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, Florida
Overheard by: The Evil Overlord
Archive for November, 2005
2PM Liberate the Slaves
Co-worker: The network people are always sending around network interruption notices telling us that the system will be down Sunday from 10-2. Like I’m working then! Besides, this is like therapy for people with BlackBerries. Free yourselves, crackberry slaves!
50 Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadia
12PM Research Software
Co-worker #1: What’s SAS like?
Co-worker #2: It’s sassy!
600 Alexander Park
Princeton, New Jersey
Overheard by: Philly Cynics
10AM Collect Letters of Intent
Professor: A “letter of intent”? Whaddya mean, “intent”? I intend on getting myself a sweet little girlfriend like [Nick] has; is that what you mean by “intent”? Get a Korean girlfriend on the side?
San 69-1
Churye 2-dong, Sasang-gu
Busan City, South Korea
9AM Good Morning, Office!
Lawyer #1: What does that mean again?
Lawyer #2: Listen, if you can’t figure out this report, you’re fired.
452 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Overheard by: Bob
4PM That’s a Wrap
Co-worker #1: You’re really getting good at that.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, but I keep thinking the little running chef in
BurgerTime looks disturbingly like Jim Cramer.
Co-worker #3: Can’t you at least pretend you’re working?
250 West 55th Street
New York, NY
Overheard by: MadMoney
9AM It Begins
Manager: Did I hear someone trying to play matchmaker? Have you routed a memo for approval?
10155 102 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
Canadia
Overheard by: angel.girl
12PM Get Update from Programming
Developer #1: Ooh, a SOAP exception.
Developer #2: “SOAP exception, unable to shower.”
1601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
11AM Meeting with NJ Branch Folks
Co-worker on phone: When you get out of the subway station start walking North–
Manager: Don’t tell them that…your North is different from my North and it’s a tarantula downpour outside. You don’t want them walking the wrong way in the rain.
Co-worker: Everyone’s North is the same and it’s torrential downpour.
Manager: Everyone’s North is the same? I always get my Norths mixed up.
535 8th Avenue
New York, NY
Overheard by: Angie Rowe
5PM Luckily We Do…for Four Days!
Customer: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Vietnam?
Employee: Um…no?
2063 Camden Avenue
San Jose, California