Bosses

Engineer, emphatically: You can ask me until you are blue in the face, but I still can’t give you an answer.
Boss, unimpressed: I need you to give me an answer.

Stratford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Deek

Boss: What are you doing?
Employee: Working.
Boss: Seriously?
Employee: Nah. I am actually watching video bulldogs riding on skateboards. Check it out!
Boss: [Walks away shaking head.]

7th Avenue
New York City, New York

Boss walking by office at 6 pm: Oh, you guys are still here? I just went to the bathroom with the door open.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CSR #1: So, no one was murdered yesterday?
CSR #2: Yeah, I guess it was a good day.
CSR #1: Depends on your point of view.
CS supervisor: I’m leaving.

Staples Drive
Framingham, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Heater

President: In the process of moving our data center across the Atlantic, we have eliminated the Director of Operations position. We will not be refilling it.
Ops member: Are we downsizing?
President: Well, we are down one.

Spear Street
San Francisco, California

Big boss to bigger boss, while on phone with car seller: How much are your car payments?
Bigger boss: An arm, a leg, and a testicle!

Worcester Road
Natick, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Meg

Engrossed boss: I need some cheese balls, a highlighter and some tartar sauce.

60th Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Interested boss: Do they even wear make-up in Albuquerque?

Olive Street
Santa Barbara, California

Employee #1: Where does our CEO go? He randomly disappears for days.
Employee #2: He goes to CEO mountain, where all the CEOs stand around and circle jerk.
[CEO walks in minutes later.]Employee #1: Hey Ben*, where were you? CEO mountain?
CEO: [Laughs.] Yeah, CEO mountain.
Employee #2: What do you guys do up there?
CEO: We all stand around and talk about our truculent staff.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Female cube worker #1: Have you ever heard of that black and blue ball thing? You know I would never go to that.
Female cube worker #2: Oh yeah?
Female cube worker #1: Yeah. My uncle and brother go to that. And my uncle only wears chaps.
Supervisor walking by: Are you guys working?
Male cube worker: Anyways, why don’t you go?
Female cube worker #1: Well, frankly I just wouldn’t want to see them in that state.

Taylor Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canadia