Executive, referring to salesperson: What purpose does it serve to have her review these files?
Production manager: What purpose does it serve to have her work here?
Executive: Let me ask again. What's the point of giving her these files?
Production manager: I'll answer your question if you answer mine.
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: Art Dictator
Boss on phone walking around office: Look, what you’re needing is something more powerful. You should try Viagra.
Overland Park, Kansas
Project manager: Dick is a great guy.
Deputy project manager: Yeah, I love Dick.
College Park, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Kevin
Handyman: Can you see the pipe?
Owner of record store, with head in ceiling: Yeah, I think it's rusted though.
Handyman, under breath: Your mom's pipes are rusted through.
Newark, Delaware
Manager giving out hot dogs at company picnic: Why don't you pry open your buns there so I can slide my meat in?
Milton Mall
Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: amused worker
Supervisor: Isn’t it just great how college kids today have such a mastery over electronics but not even the remotest grasp on the English language?
19555 West Bluemound Road
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Overheard by: Mike
Recruiter: So, what do you think of her qualifications?
Manager: Well, her experience looks great. I’m just not sure what a degree in English has to do with writing?
Naval Air Station North Island
San Diego, California
Overheard by: Teresa Minnich
General manager: Listen, if you guys can find a way for me to whack off another six months, that would be great.
12112 115th Avenue NE
Kirkland, Washington
Office manager, on the phone: Which one of Mommy’s boyfriends beat you badly enough as a child to turn you into the bitter, empty, hollow shell of a human being you are today?
Supervisor, to trainee: See? That’s why we have to answer the phone quickly in this office: to keep the managers from picking up the phone. Ever.
221 Corporate Gateway Boulevard
Columbia, South Carolina
Overheard by: Geobaldi
