Can I Interest You in These Delicious Cough Drops?

Sales guy, entering a meeting: Sorry I’m late…
Director of marketing: You brought doughnuts? Coffee?
Sales guy: No.
Director of marketing: Then you’re dead to us. Get out.

105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York

Posted on October 20, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Meals and Snacks, Meetings, Metro Northeast, New York, Sales, United States

He’s Got a Lot of Pull, Though

Co-worker: Oh, you know how he is… Yeah, that’s a great word to describe him: wanker.

Madison, Connecticut

Posted on October 20, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Insults, Metro Northeast

Sure, Get Me a Crowbar

Graphics guy: What format are these files?
Boss: They’re from the guy next door.
Graphics guy: Okay, but what kind of files are these supposed to be? There’s no extensions so I can’t open them in anything unless I rename them all and just guess the extension until I get it right.
Boss: Can you open them and check?

2245 Royal Windsor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Bob

Posted on October 18, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Canadia, Designers and Photographers, Dumb Bosses, General Idiocy, Questions, Smart Employees, Technology

New Mexico's More Of a Movable Fiesta

Manager: You can FedEx it to him at the University of Albuquerque.
Coworker: You aren't going to drive it to him?
Manager: Drive from Mass. to New Mexico? No, I don't think so.
Coworker: New Mexico? Wow, is that near the old Mexico?

Waltham, Massachusetts

Posted on October 17, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Geography & History, Massachusetts, Questions

Those Kinds Of Blood Stains Take Weeks to Get Out

Overworked peon: I told Julia to take a box cutter to your jugular if she saw you come in.
Boss: That's not nice!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Soapnana

Posted on October 17, 2014
Body Parts, Bosses and Underlings, New York, Office Politics, Violence

Usually It’s the Boss Who Gets Sewed

Boss: Notice anything different about your blazer today?
Employee: No.
Boss: Well, I sewed it for you.
Employee: What? When?
Boss: Oh, a month or two ago, when you were out of the office for the day. You left it here, so I took it and sewed it.
Employee: Um, thanks.

300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

Posted on October 17, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Creepsters, General Idiocy, Massachusetts

Ummm… It Shows Respect to the President

Manager: My new BM is awesome!
Subordinate: You mean BMW; the W is important.
Manager: Why?

Raynham, Massachusetts

Posted on October 15, 2014
Bosses and Underlings, Compliments, Dumb Bosses, General Idiocy, Massachusetts, Words

3PM Snack Break

Boss: Hey everyone! It’s the annual popcorn tin.
Employee: Ooh! I love popcorn tins.
Boss: Yeah, but you’re lookin’ a little fat, so we’re gonna keep it away from you.

175 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: Peter H