Hippie coworker: I was hoping to get sick today, but nothing happened. I didn't want to go into work.
Boston, Massachusetts
Hippie coworker: I was hoping to get sick today, but nothing happened. I didn't want to go into work.
Boston, Massachusetts
Salesman #1: So, you put your hand in?
Salesman #2: Yeah, well, I tried. At first I could only get my fingers in there, and there’s water and this black shit drippin’ out.
Salesman #1: Gross… Totally gross.
Salesman #2: It was… And she’s yelling at me that I’m doing it wrong, but I’m just trying to work my whole hand in there and she won’t shut up!
Neighboring cube rat: Keep your gross-ass sex stories to yo’self!
Salesman #2: I was working on the clogged plumbing at my mother’s house!
Equitable building
Baltimore, Maryland
Overheard by: Drue K.
Female coworker: First, let me choke a bear…
1250 Broadway
New York, New York
Young museum volunteer: And I had to listen to the other kids talking about masturbation for an hour.
Museum employee: Yuck. You’re probably the sanest person in your school.
Young museum volunteer: I know! I wish I could just… stab them all in the neck.
Kellogg Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
Office girl #1: I like your ring!
Office girl #2: I love this ring! I wish it had super powers! Sometimes I wanna lick it, like a Ring Pop!
Evans, Colorado
Overheard by: Liaison
Peon #1: Okay, ‘MDB’ is the code we use to get Bob’s attention.
Peon #2: Great, now we just need to hire someone named Bob.
Copenhagen
Denmark
Overheard by: Dave
Co-Worker: If you’re happy and you know it…?
Co-Worker’s 2-year-old daughter: …don’t touch a knife!
1065 Williams Street
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: manda b
Co-worker #1: Yesterday’s meeting that was really tomorrow has been re-scheduled for next Thursday.
Co-worker #2: Excellent.
220 42nd Street
New York, NY
Male Debt Collector #1: …I’m pretty sexist.
Male Debt Collector #2: I’m not sexist, I’m just realistic.
Magill
South Australia
Australia
Overheard by: Ilse
Pregnant coworker: Our workplace discriminates against women, because it sets the air conditioning too cold!
Sydney
Australia