HR manager, as phone rings during conversation: I don’t know where my daughter is. That’s a bit of a problem since she’s only eight… I should take this call.
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: #1mom
Archive for October, 2010
Yeah Right, Miss “I’d Do the Pope”
Sassy black sales rep: There is nothing attractive about Larry King!
Charlotte, North Carolina
Just As Well, Sir
Boss: So I have this client, and he’s kind of slightly mentally retarded, and he’s a huge Cubs fan…
Underling, not missing a beat: That’s like saying “I need to go the to the ATM machine to get cash money so I can pay for my beef with au jus.“
Boss, blinking and frowning: I don’t get it. And I’m a Cubs fan!
Wicker Park
Chicago, Illinois
Created It, Strictly Speaking
Admin on phone: You can go in the back door… It’s a big back door and you’ve earned it.
Ottawa
Canadia
I Thought Only Ron Jeremy Could Do That
Technician: It’s like I’m counterdicting myself.
Towson, Maryland
Ever Feel Like Your Qualified Workforce Is Drying Up?
IT trainee: This technology stuff just isn’t my thing… My bag… Oh! Raisins!
Atlanta, Georgia
Nobody Wants to Talk About the Elephant in the Room
Cube rat #1: The Republicans are coming to town in 2012! Isn’t that exciting?
Cube rat #2: Exciting?
Cube rat #1: I mean, for the economy.
Cube rat #2: Yeah, the strip clubs and hookers will won’t know what hit them.
Government Office
Tampa, Florida
Overheard by: Sandy Paws
Why We Work: Explained
Sales to admin: I need a Porsche.
Los Angeles, California
Or Was That West Virginia?
Coworker #1: I dated this girl with a house in the Hamptons.
Coworker #2: Oh yeah, the Hamptons, in the middle of the state, known for the rolling green hills.
Coworker #1, looking befuddled: What?
Northampton, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Al
…Running Along the Walls
Colleague on telephone: It’s the people from the matrix you created!
Baku
Azerbaijan
