Manager everyone loathes: It’s okay to talk to me verbally about that…
Tucson, Arizona
Overheard by: Glad I work in another department
Manager everyone loathes: It’s okay to talk to me verbally about that…
Tucson, Arizona
Overheard by: Glad I work in another department
Boss: Can we talk for a few minutes?
Colleague: In a minute. I need to finish writing nasty emails to staff who don’t learn.
Boss: We can’t write nasty emails! We have to be encouraging.
Colleague: Dear sir, I’m delighted to be able to tell you that you are a complete idiot…
Australia
Boss: I don’t want you to answer the department phone anymore. Unless I’m on another line, that is.
Drone: OK…sure. Uh, what happened? I mean, did someone complain about me?
Boss: Not yet.
7 Times Square
New York, NY
Manager to office: Homo-erotic staring contest starts… Now!
Val Vista Drive
Gilbert, Arizona
CEO: I need you to call Dan*.
VP: Why?
CEO: I need you to distract him while I steal his pretzels. I need those pretzels.
Broomfield, Colorado
Overheard by: Cubeville denizen
Sales guy slamming down phone: Fucking bitch.
Boss: Tell me you didn’t just slam the phone down on our biggest billing client.
Sales guy: What? She couldn’t hear that.
Boss: What the fuck are you talking about?! I get the phone slammed down on me all the time — I fucking hear it.
Sales guy: Yeah, I guess maybe she could hear it.
Boss, picking up phone: Call me.
Sales guy, getting very nervous: No, it’s okay. I’m sorry.
Boss: Fucking call me. I said call me! Fucking do it now! [Sales guy calls. Boss starts slamming his receiver against his desk screaming] Can you fucking hear that?! Huh?! Can you fucking hear it, bitch?!
Sales guy: I hear it, boss, I hear it. Please, please stop.
Cleveland Street
Valley Stream, New York
Overheard by: amused coworker
Managing director handing envelope to secretary: Do you have a wet thing?
17 State Street
New York, New York
Boss: Paychecks didn’t come again today. I can lend you money if you need it.
Employee: I have a wedding rehearsal dinner for 50 that I need to pay for this Thursday.
Boss: Well if I lend you the money to pay for it then I’m coming. Where is the dinner?
Employee: I’m not telling.
551 W. Cordova Road
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Boss on phone: No, no, no, the corner office. Not the one with the goat beard!
11150 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
Call center worker: What does it mean, “do not ship domination”?
Call center supervisor: What?
Call center worker: “D-o-m-i-n-i-o-n.”
26600 SW Parkway Avenue
Wilsonville, Oregon
