Supervisor: You can’t be doing stuff wrong all the time.
Waitress: I’m not the only one doing stuff wrong. You do a lot wrong, too.
Supervisor: I can do more wrong because I do more right. It evens out.
1770 Mill Street
Wailuku, Hawaii
Supervisor: You can’t be doing stuff wrong all the time.
Waitress: I’m not the only one doing stuff wrong. You do a lot wrong, too.
Supervisor: I can do more wrong because I do more right. It evens out.
1770 Mill Street
Wailuku, Hawaii
Interviewer: When I was visiting the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, the chefs created a lobster sorbet that was really interesting. Did you have to make it when you went to school there?
Candidate: Yeah, that shit is the cat’s litter.
Interviewer, confused: Really?
3350 Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada
Manager: Hey there! How are you feeling about your second day?
Intern: Whelmed.
Manager: I’m sorry, what was that?
Intern: Whelmed. You know, you can be “overwhelmed” and “underwhelmed,” but I’m just “whelmed.”
Manager: I see. Well, maybe some coffee would help?
1400 16th Street NW
Washington, DC
Employee #1: Did you smell that?
Employee #2: Why would he call us in there after doing that?
Employee #1: I don’t think he knows; my grandma would fart all the time and nobody said a word. We figured she did not know.
Supervisor: I am going to White Castle, anybody want some sliders?
4501 West Mitchell Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio
Managing director: Did you meet Daron* yesterday?
HR recruiter: Daron?
Managing director: I introduced him to you yesterday.
HR recruiter: Who?
Managing director: I did.
HR recruiter: No, you didn’t.
Managing director: … Maybe I’m going crazy. You know — Daron, with the dreads.
HR recruiter: With what?
Managing director: Dreads. You know — dreadlocks.
HR recruiter: Oh, I hate those.
Managing director: What? Dreadlocks have been around since the Bible.
HR recruiter: What?
Managing director: Since Samson and Delilah. Samson had dreads.
HR recruiter: Who did?
Managing director: Samson!
HR recruiter: You mean Daron?
Managing director: Who?
6105 Oakleaf Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Ren
Supervisor: I smelled bad today so I sprayed myself with a lot of deodorant.
Co-worker: You know what we call doing that back home?
Supervisor: Normal?
3350 Pine Avenue
Long Beach, California
Employee: I have a few questions about wrapping up this project.
Supervisor: Great. Set up a meeting, I’m free all day.
Employee: How’s 11AM this morning?
Supervisor: I can’t make it then.
1111 Chester Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
Superior: I’m going to need you to drive me around the block and then drop me back off here.
Underling: But what about this fax?
Superior: The receptionist can do it, this is urgent.
1218 Webster Street
Houston, Texas
Manager: Tell him we can sell it to him for 15,500.
Sales Rep: But we own it for, like, 21,600!
Manager: I know! But he ain’t gonna buy it anyway!
Sales Rep: But what if he says “I’ll take it!”? Then what?
Manager: Then you’re fucked!
Sales Rep: Why am I fucked?
Manager: Cause you’re the one telling him it’s 15-fucking-5!
3243 Paxton Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Doug Pintarch
Supervisor: Don’t forget to call [Kwok]. He’s got a couple of huge boxes and I think they’re computers.
Admin: Which one is [Kwok]?
Supervisor: The short Asian guy.
Admin on phone: Hi [Kwok], it’s [Jane]. I just wanted to let you know you have a huge package.
470 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
