Bosses and Underlings

Supervisor: Trust me. I’ll take care of it.
Employee: The last time I heard that line I ended up pregnant.

631 Dickinson Avenue
Greenville, North Carolina

Supervisor: He hasn't been coming to work because he is an alcoholic.
Coworker: I know what that feels like. Last week I was drinking for a while in my yard and I totally pissed my pants. I had to wash them.

San Diego, California

Boss: No, you can't hump Bill's leg.
Underling: Dammit!

Mound Court
Merrimack, New Hampshire

Manager: Jen*, what happened to dress code?
Jen: I just rolled my pants up. I was hot.
Manager: Did you shave your legs?
Jen: Yes.
Manager: Then it’s okay.

3 Kent Road
New Milford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Nik

Worker #1: Hey boss, this safe is over 7 feet tall!
Boss: Oh, geez!
(calls worker #2 over)
He's saying the safe is over 7 feet tall. Do you went to measure it? Why did you tell me it was less than 5 feet?
Worker #2: Well, when I went to check it I could stand inside it and I'm 5'2″

Nederland, Texas

Female personnel supervisor: How’s it goin’, sexy britches?
Female employee, staring before laughing: They’re just jeans…
Female personnel supervisor: You better not report me to HR for that.
Female employee: Only if you promise to never combine those two words again. Ever.

Research Boulevard
Maryland

Overheard by: Baggy Trousers

Coworker: So, when a new client comes in we lock them up in the Olive Garden.
Manager, after a moment: You mean ‘walled garden’?

Washington, DC

Overheard by: I am hungry

Boss to staff: If you write it right, parental abuse of teenage girls can be funny.

Burbank, California

Boss: Okay, so, there have been some changes in the past 24 hours. First of all, [Sharon] has left us for another job.
Team: Ding dong the witch is dead, the wicked old witch is dead!

955 Rumble Road
Smarr, Georgia

A&R girl to boss: Um… Did you really mean this bill to say “quarterly screwing”?

Nacogdoches, Texas

Overheard by: underling