Bosses and Underlings

Boss: Will my BlackBerry work in Thailand?
IT: Yeah, it will work anywhere in Europe.

One Allen Center
Houston, Texas

Boss: Remember that time I hit you with chicken? Man, that was awesome. I was just glad it didn’t happen your first day, becuase you would have quit or something…I’m still sorry about that, by the way.
Intern: It’s okay. I like getting hit with chicken.

16 W. 19th Street
New York, NY

Boss: You told me that before.
Office worker: How do you know?
Boss: I have a photogenic memory.

2 Walters Lane
Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania

Manager: I saw it happen when I was in Australia.
Engineer: To be perfectly honest with you, I’ve never studied the direction of water flow in my toilet.

The next 30 minutes were spent experimenting on various containers with holes.

6411 Ivy Lane
Greenbelt, Maryland

Underling: Is that what you need?
Boss: I was asking for a shark with laser beams, and I got a manatee with flashlights? Thanks.

Kadena Air Base
Okinawa, Japan

Overheard by: R U Shittin’ Me

Peon: Did you get your “whore of the year” trophy yet?
Boss: No, it hasn't arrived yet.

Meriden, Connecticut

Overheard by: Brandon

General Manager: It’s up to every one of you to better yourselves. You can either stay or grow!

1520 Front Street
Yorktown Heights, New York

Overheard by: miss eves dropping

Tech: Are you planning on pressure washing the entire space?
Boss: Yeah, baby!
Tech: That’s gonna take you a week! You coming in this weekend or something?
Boss: Yeah… But I’m gonna be high.

6th Street
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Tomcat

Manager entering office: It's raining pretty heavy.
Woman: Outside?
Manager, staring blankly for several seconds: Uh… yeah.

North Carolina

Overheard by: Seriously?

Frustrated supervisor to quitting employee: And I'll need your password for your computer. Why don't you just give me that now?
Employee, mumbling: It's “Latinomneeee.”
Supervisor: Did you say “Latino E”? I couldn't understand you.
Employee: No, it's “Latino heat.”
(awkward silence)
Employee: I guess I was feeling a little frisky that day.

Bushwick
Brooklyn, New York

Overheard by: ap