California

Cubicle girl to coworker: Sometimes I just spin around in my chair for 15 minutes straight.
Coworker: Sometimes I trim my arm hair with my scissors.

Stockton, California

Amazed boss: Look at that! He drinks water and types at the same time!

Santa Monica, California

School administrator on phone: Hello. Has my cat peed yet? Great!

Elite Prep School
California

Boss: For an hour I’m going to do nothing but urinate. And then? Five minutes of blogging.

Los Angeles, California

Admin: Here’s your new door tag.
Advisor: “Stud serv prog coord”? That’s my new title?
Admin: Well, it’s abbreviated.
Advisor: Can we make the text smaller so it’s not abbreviated?
Admin: Why? You don’t want to be a stud service?
Advisor: I’m afraid they wouldn’t get their money’s worth.

Lake Road
Merced, California

Overheard by: sooo true.

20-something female cube rat: Sounds like a fucking stupid project, and I am really excited to do it some time.

Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Female coworker: What does “truncated” mean?
Male coworker: It’s like… If you shortened an elephant’s trunk, it would be truncated.
(pause)
Female coworker: But this e-mail doesn’t even say anything about elephants.

Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Babar

Female suit: There’s nothing worse than being caught without a tampon.

Hollywood, California

40-year-old woman to co-worker: I didn’t know alcohol had a relaxing effect.

Scripps Poway Parkway
San Diego, California

Overheard by: Mike

Sales rep: I’ve been trying to get them to cut off my leg to the knee. All you got to do is polish it once a month!

Northpoint
San Francisco, California