Comebacks

Manager to salesperson: Why didn't you just go through the front door in the office?
Salesperson: Cause I'm a backdoor kinda guy!

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

IT guy: Does anyone want to help me move some equipment into the U-Haul downstairs?
Co-worker #1: You know I would, but I’m just not wearing the shoes for it today.
Co-worker #2: Why don’t you put on your tennis shoes? I see them under your desk.
Co-worker #1: Shh!

3100 West Lake Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: Samantha Quinnsbury

Co-worker #1: I’m waiting for your response.
Co-worker #2: I just said something!
Co-worker #1: Oh, I can’t tell when you’re talking to me or to yourself.

330 Madison Ave
New York, NY

Overheard by: LRC

Teacher: Am I going to have a job here next school year?
Principal: Only if you want to work at a school where you’re not welcome.

419 East 66th Street
New York, NY

Jersey girl: It smells like foot in here!
Coworker: Just one foot?

1000 Harbor Boulevard
Weehawken, New Jersey

Guy #1: I saw a grammatical error on overheardintheoffice.com, but I was too lazy to email them and point it out.
Guy #2: You are an idiot.

1st Street & Ninth Avenue
Charlestown, Massachusetts

Yard worker: I raked the yard yesterday and I figured I’d be sore but I’m not.
400 lb. woman: I would be. You’re in better shape than I am.
Co-worker: Who isn’t?

246 Scoville Hill Road
Harwinton, Connecticut

Editor: I was going to go to that show last night but I got distracted.
Production Assistant: Why?
Editor: It was 4/20, man!
Production Assistant: That’s mature.

1515 Broadway
New York, NY

Jet-Setting boss: I have to go to fucking Appleton, Wisconsin. Appleton, Wisconsin! What am I going to do there?
Secretary: Well, there’s always cow-tipping.

512 7th Avenue
New York, NY

Woman: Yeah, I managed to get rid of him by telling him that he needed someone to surgically remove the stick that’s up his ass, but that we don’t do that here in this office, so…

626 Thayer Road
West Point, New York