California

Customer service girl eating from Christmas popcorn tin: Ew! These are sterile!

6141 Riverside Drive
Riverside, California

Overheard by: sylvie

Employee, singing on the way down the hall: I need to change my tammmmmponnnnn

Coalinga, California

Worker: Dammit! I got a paper cut! Agh!
Boss: Better than getting stabbed with a knife, stapled in the eye, or run over by the UPS truck.

9500 Owensmouth Avenue
Chatsworth, California

Visiting sales rep: Wow, that aquarium is really cool! Is it a lot of work?
Desk owner: Thanks. It’s not too hard once it’s set up for a while.
Visiting sales rep: I’ve never seen one with all those things with testicles in it before.
Desk owner: [Silence until sales rep obliviously boards elevator.]

75 Battery Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: We didn’t buy her product.

Boss: There are many people who are much more like me than I am.

2560 9th Street
Berkeley, California

Overheard by: anonymous coward

Office drone: I'll have to tickle myself for that…

Ojai, California

Overheard by: IntellectualWhore

Employee: We just need the style guide to spell out everything, in complete detail. It’s mainly for like, legal reasons; to cover our bases.
Intern trainee: Oh. So I guess it’s like how blow-dryer labels say “do not put in mouth while in use.” Not like it’s a pressing issue, but there’s always that one retard that’s gonna fuck shit up.
Employee: Uh…sure.
Intern: OK, cool. As long as I’m getting this.

777 San Marin Drive
Novato, California

Overheard by: Max Guevara

Office drone: If we die it’ll be because of those Altoids.

3229 East Spring Street
Los Angeles, California

Coworker: I don't have the voice for rap… But shit, man, I can write rhymes!

Chico, California

Office Manager: You hired her, but you haven’t interviewed anyone else. Is she that qualified?
Suit: Actually no, she doesn’t have any experience working as an engineer.
Office Manager: Then why not interview some other people and see if you find someone better?
Suit: Because I don’t feel like interviewing. Besides, she has a really nice rack so I will at least have something good to look at.

1042 Hamilton Ct.
Menlo Park, California