Bosses

Floor supervisor: To begin, I understand some of you have complaints. First, can anyone tell me exactly what it is we are asking you to do that we are not paying you to do?

20 Alexander Drive
Wallingford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Jody Ruskouski

Manager: If we peed out our nose, then we wouldn’t have this problem.

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Boss, explaining new computer system: So, you should be using this screen 60% of the time, and then 30% of the time you use the other.

Gypsy Bar
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: huh

Manager: You’re doing a very good job playing the game ‘Stump the Louis*.’

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: It’s a pretty easy game

Superintendent: We all know it is wrong, but this should make it not as wrong as it is now.

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

IT manager to much more technical IT analyst: How can I be wrong when I don't even know what I'm talking about?

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas

Overheard by: Knows what she's talking about.

Boss on phone: No, no, you gotta understand, I need some help down there…I’m not the pusher, I’m the receiver.

444 Spear Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: erikrand

Extremely excited boss: I know! They're great! We're looking to penetrate Brazil!

Atlanta, Georgia

Employee: I married her because I was tired of coming home to an empty house.
Boss: What? Get a dog, damn!

Arkansas

Male worker to supervisor complaining about noise: Oh, I'm sorry. Are we interrupting the interesting conversation about your cancer dog?

Norristown, Pennsylvania