Boss to office: I don't even want you guys, I just want pets.
Berkeley, California
Boss to office: I don't even want you guys, I just want pets.
Berkeley, California
Bossman, loudly: I need three large boxes of navels, shipped out tomorrow.
Office peon: Ew… bellybuttons. That's gross. So, is that a meat order, then?
Hill Country, Texas
Overheard by: front desk of the fruit shippers
Big boss to underling: Your job is to not confuse me.
Nashville, Tennessee
Male manager: It was good, it tasted nice.
Male employee: It tasted like ass?
Male manager: No, it tasted nice.
Male employee: Oh, I don't like ass and I thought you were trying to appeal to my homosexuality.
Chicago, Illinois
Manager: Sarah*, why do you have all of those little baggies at your desk?
Sarah: Because you never know when someone will need one, or when we have those potlucks and people want to take things home, or try someone else's dish, or take it home to their kids…
Manager: Sarah, are you sure you're not dealing?
Sarah: Well, maybe I should…I do have a scale at my desk…
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: I'll buy some
Dock worker: You know, it would be really cool if we found an eyeball floating in a one of these bottles!
Dock supervisor: What?! Do you know how much paperwork I would have if that happened?
Syosset, New York
Project manager to underling: Write that down: “screwed from behind.” On second though, put: “fixed from behind.”
Design Firm
Australia
Leader: Oh, she's turned on!
Office drone: I thought we turned her off.
Leader: We did turn her off. I turned her on yesterday, but then I turned her off.
Office drone: Then why is she turned on?
Leader: I don't know why she's turned on!
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadia
Overheard by: kinda turned on
Male coworker to female supervisor: Sorry about your son.
Female supervisor: He's a wimp!
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Neighbor with headphones on
New boss to room full of employees: I want everyone to know I'm a friend. My door is always open… except for when it's closed. When it's closed I'm generally yelling at someone, so you won't want to come in.
Memphis, Tennessee
Overheard by: Not Surprised
