Employee Evaluation: “Jake Does Gouda Work.”

Boss: I smell your cheese… Or your feet.
Employee: Really? I ate it twenty minutes ago… Wait… What?

Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: LOL

Posted on April 25, 2008
Body Parts, Bosses, Default, Employees, Illinois, Meals and Snacks, Questions, Sensory Experiences, Weirdness, Words

And What Exactly Did He Prove?

CFO: There has to be a way to gather that information.
Financial analyst: But what you are asking me to do is simply guessing. I don’t have tools to gather information that can’t be proven!
CFO: Hey! Socrates only had a stick and sand!

Fourth Street
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: dude

Posted on April 24, 2008
Bosses, California, Compare and contrast, Default, Employees, Financial Folk, Offers and requests

For the Last Time, “Mailer-Daemon” Is Not a Person

VP: The guy’s stupider than he looks.
Peon: What does he look like?
VP: I don’t know, I’ve never seen him.

Beachwood, Ohio

Posted on April 22, 2008
Bosses, Comebacks, Compare and contrast, Employees, Insults, Ohio, Questions, Sensory Experiences

With Slightly Less Singing and Slightly More Stabbing

Older boss woman: I used to teach Puerto Rican girls in Harlem. They were really tough kids.
Zoned out lady employee: Oh, like west side story.

Troy, New York

Overheard by: Sneaker

Posted on April 21, 2008
Bosses, Cinema, Compare and contrast, Education, Employees, Geography & History, New York

We’ll Need to Do It Now, But We Can Wear Bermuda Shorts

Editor-in-chief, about how urgent a specific task is: Fairly urgent, but in a leisurely sort of way.

Mississauga
Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Confused, but in an understanding sort of way

Posted on April 18, 2008
Bosses, Default, Design and Editorial, Offers and requests, Weirdness, Words, Writers and Editors

When Bible Story Re-Enactments Go Awry

CFO: So what will it be like? Should I be the sheep and you the one who drags me around? Oh, here’s the check.

New York City, New York

Overheard by: just waiting for a check

Posted on April 14, 2008
Animals, Bosses, Compare and contrast, Default, Executives, Financial Folk, New York, Offers and requests, Questions, Sexuality, Weirdness

But You’re Here

Black salesman: How do you know about that part of town?
White manager: Coz that’s where the bitches is at!

Kelso Drive
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Anonymous Temp

Posted on April 14, 2008
Bosses, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Default, Maryland, Questions, Sales, Sexuality, Weirdness

You Probably Think This Quote Is about You

Co-worker to boss: You wanna hear how self-centered I am?
Boss: Please!

Los Angeles, California

Posted on April 8, 2008
Bosses, California, Coworkers, Feelings, Places, Questions, Weirdness, Wishes

At the Law Offices of Floppy, Moppy, Cottontail & Peter

Boss: Who is this? You have to identify yourself — my hard drive is full!

Baltimore, Maryland

Posted on April 3, 2008
Bosses, Default, Maryland, Offers and requests, Questions, Technology, Words

For Example, I’m Happy to Be Talking to You

Senior consultant: I’m not sure that the wow factors you listed here are really wow factors.
Consultant: Meh, I’m easily pleased.

209-215 Blackfriars Road
London
England

Overheard by: Underwhelmed

Posted on April 2, 2008
Bosses, Comebacks, Consultants, Default, Gripes, London

Bosses