California

Tester: Maybe LA can also help test sound for me.
Co-worker: …and update my test suites…and knit me sweaters.
Tester: Now that’s not exactly company related.
Co-worker: Sweaters are great company.

209 Redwood Shores Parkway
Redwood City, California

Teacher: There are a lot of hipsters there, but they’re older.
Teaching coordinator: Oh, let’s be honest. Those aren’t hipsters.
They’re hobos.

Royce Hall
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Help desk manager: Hey, do you have that power supply for a Mac mini?
Microsoft exchange admin: What's a mini?
Hardware tech: You should ask your wife.
Help desk phone tech: Heyo!

Los Angeles, California

Boss to HR: You do that again and I'll stick my finger in your chicken.

Irvine, California

Overheard by: TravisPeriod

Clueless coworker, holding up bracelet she found at H&M: The store is exactly like Forever 21.
Patienceless coworker, raising eyebrows: No. It's not… at all! Not even remotely.
Clueless coworker: Well, it's kinda sorta similar in some ways.

Sacramento, California

Longtime standing employee: You've used up all your mulligans.
Temp employee: What do you mean? Today? This week?
Longtime standing employee: For the remainder of your stay.

Escondido, California

Overheard by: Mike G

CEO to employee: Dude, feel it–it's rock hard!

Irvine, California

Overheard by: Laurel Janssen

Office guy #1, eating holiday fudge from container: This is really good. Where'd this come from?
Office guy #2, pleased: Where all good fudge comes from!
Office guy #1: Where's that?
Office guy #2: From the fudge fairy!
Office guy #1, hesitant: Did you pack it yourself?

Los Angeles, California

Peon #1, about SpongeBob: No, the lobster's name is Larry.
Peon #2: I thought the lobster's name was Mr Crabby?
Peon #1: That would be the crab.
Peon #2: Ohhhh, I right, I can see that.

Northridge, California

White guy: I cried when the Giants won.
Older Chinese lady: I thought you'd only cry when your girlfriend refuses you.

San Francisco, California