Bosses and Underlings

Boss to secretary: If you can't remember your e-mail address you have no business using a computer, let alone using it to order a laser.

Addison, Texas

Overheard by: Mark

Employee: Hey! I'm not stupid!
Supervisor: If you say so.

Syosset, New York

Boss: It smells good in here! What is that? Grape?
Female employee: Uh, no, it’s cranberry. Cranberry room spray.
Boss, after long pause: So, did you just fart or something?

4511 Knox Road
College Park, Maryland

Female supervisor: Hey, Stan*, you got a stiffy today?
Office worker with pained expression: Uh… I’ve just got a sore neck.

Hemel Hempstead
UK

Co-worker: Oh, there’s my stapler! I was looking for it.
Boss: Actually it’s my stapler. I own this company; everything here is mine. I’m just letting you keep it at your desk.

1718 Villa Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana

Boss man, picking up bill at lunch: Well, I can either pay for this lunch or we can all draw straws to see who gets laid off.

Amherst, Ohio

Overheard by: I hate this place

Boss: Put away those pom-poms, young lady — this is a place of business!

North Cedar Street
Lititz, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Michelle

Administrator: How was your Christmas?
Boss: Great. Now all I want is to get some sleep and find my underwear.

3740 Mill Creek Road
Mentone, California

VP: Have fun tomorrow!
Underling: Not that much fun, 'cause I'm going to a funeral…

Bethesda, Maryland

Co-owner of company to underling: Was she able to tell that you were vegetarian by looking at your fingers?

Branchburg, New Jersey