Bosses and Underlings

Boss lady: Wait a second…February….February…
Gay underling: Feb-ROO-ary
Boss lady: It has an R?
Gay underling: Two, in fact.
Boss lady: Great. I work in publishing.

302 Temple Street
New Haven, Connecticut

Creative director: I can't take the course because I don't have the software.
Peon: Why don't you find out what the software costs and how to get it, and submit a proposal?
Creative director: I don't know where to find that information.
Peon: Why don't you use something called “the internet” to look it up?
Creative director: You mean like go into Google and type the name of the software?
Peon: Yeah, like that.
Creative director: Oh, good idea.

Columbus, Ohio

Overheard by: Horse Whisperer

Employee: Where’s Bob* been the last few days?
Manager: Oh… He’s been AOL for a while now.

1080 Greenwood Boulevard
Lake Mary, Florida

Overheard by: Something Mickey this way comes

Scatter-brained boss: Oh! Can I touch it?
Subordinate: Um.
Scatter-brained boss: Would you like to touch mine?

Fairfax, Virginia

Drone: I need to go to the closet.
Supervisor: I'm on my way to the closet right now, I call it first!
Drone: Okay, let me know when you're out of the closet.

Stamford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Oh Lord its always like this

Manager: These monitors that you are getting rid of; are they any good?
Tech: They are a little fuzzy.
Manager: “A little fuzzy”? What’s “a little fuzzy”?
Tech: You know, like a hamster.

90 Sherman Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Boss: Where the hell were you? I need to call someone.
Assistant: I was in the bathroom.
Boss: But I needed you.
Assistant: You told me to be more efficient, so when nature called, I answered on the first ring.

151 El Camino Drive
Beverly Hills, California

Female boss to two employees: Okay, we really need to get you both on health insurance because (pointing at slutty employee) you're gonna get knocked up and (pointing at other) you're gonna squash your melon somehow.

Aspen, Colorado

Overheard by: wah wah wahhhh

Manager: Well, you must have felt the body when you ran over it.
Employee with foreign accent: I did not feel it.
Manager: You didn’t feel a thump?
Employee with foreign accent: I thought I was dragging a trash bag.

Harborside Drive
East Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Addababy Itsaboy

Boss: Wow, this [stapler] is heavy.
Co-worker: It’s from a movie.
Boss: What movie?
Co-worker: Office Space.
Boss: Is that a comedy?

1 Railroad Avenue
Cooperstown, New York