Person #1: Where is Marcelo?
Marcelo (walking in conference room): You didn't tell me the time of the meeting changed! You gave me your shaft!
(silence, followed by uncontrollable laughter)
Person #2: Whoever is teaching Marcelo English slang, please stop.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Overheard by: Highly Amused
Boss: It’s such a nice day and nothing is happening in here…I think I’m going to leave.
Employee #1: That sounds good. Can I leave, too?
Boss: Sure.
Employee #2: And me?
Boss: If you want. Hey, [Erica]! If the phone rings, then just–
Clerk: Wait, you’re all going to leave me here by myself and you expect me to actually do shit? Fuck you.
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland
Overheard by: Ren
Young female coworker: Don't take me seriously. I mean, seriously!
Austin, Texas
Session Leader: I’ll leave this badge on the desk. If you need to use the facilities, just take it with you and swipe the reader on the bathroom door.
Participant #1: You need to swipe from the bottom up, right?
Participant #2: Not if you’re a girl!
One Chase Plaza
New York, NY
Coworker #1: Dude, you know that your nose is bleeding?
Intern: Shit, thanks for the heads-up.
Coworker #2: Damn, kid, I wish I woulda known — you could have gotten me some blow.
Government building
Dayton, Ohio
Supervisor: Oh, my husband is in your homeland this week!
Asian supervisor: Oh, California?
Supervisor: Uh, well, I actually meant China. But he’ll be in California in a few weeks.
473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey
Overheard by: office peon
Female coworker to boss: So Matt makes fun of Meredith and Meredith makes fun of Matt, and *everyone* makes fun of Meredith, but *nobody* makes fun of Ann.
Washington, DC
Overheard by: Creative Bunny
Male coworker #1: Sorry, dude, I was trying to throw something at your D, and I missed.
Male coworker #2 (angrily): Why are you always trying to throw things at my dick?
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Thank God I don't have a D…
Reference librarian to another: Bitch! You da rock lobster!
Charleston County, South Carolina
Overheard by: I wish I had heard the first part of this conversation…
