Bosses and Underlings

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

Supervisor: I think my bird is dying. What should I do?
Coworker #1: Put it in a bag and tie it to your car exhaust.
Coworker #2: Put it in the freezer.
Coworker #3: Put in a bag and whack it.
Supervisor: You people scare me… Go back to work.

Chicago, Illinois

Managing Director: Hey, there’s something wrong in my sister’s account. Her street name is spelled wrong.
Assistant: Is she a rapper?

1999 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: oink

Manager: Everybody hide and don’t make any noise.
Employee: Um, we’re in a cube. Exactly where do you want us to go?
Manager: Under the tables and behind the privacy screens. Now everyone shut up.
Employee: Considering John sits right next to this cube and these dividers aren’t soundproof, this smoke and mirrors trick really is a failure.

7 Times Square
New York, NY

Boss to employee: After you pound four beers your balls always end up in the gutter.

San Francisco, California

Manager: I just want to make sure we’re all in agreeance.

110 E. Clayton Street
Athens, Georgia

Boss: You know me, if I want to pick up my right foot I first step on my left foot so that I have a back-up to lift with.
Employee: I see you have a belt and suspenders.
Boss: Exactly.

510 Adams Street
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin

Boss: I don’t get it. Why are these entries all wrong?
Data entry grunt: Look at the user report. Out of 75 users, 67 of them are entering the data incorrectly. We need to get those 67 in a training session so we’re all on the same page.
Boss: I’m not sure how — I’ve never had to do this before.
Data entry grunt: Right… Can we just take a moment here so you can explain to me why you’re the manager but I’m the one that does the managing?

K-V Road
Victoria, Virginia