Omagah, Bethany, Have You Seen The Trees Run Red?

Coworker on phone: Teenagers… Vampires… Trees and rain… I’m sold.

202 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, California

Posted on October 4, 2014
California, Coworkers, On the phone

Well, If Hillary Clinton Can Be Jewish…

Coworker #1: St. Patrick's Day is my favorite holiday. I'm 100% Irish!
Coworker #2: Oh yeah?
Coworker #1: Yeah, especially on my dad's side. He's Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.
Coworker #2: Well, then you're not 100% Irish.
Coworker #1: Yes, I am.
Coworker #2: No, you're not. You're…
Coworker #1: Yes I am. I am 100% Irish.
Coworker #2: Whatever, man.
Coworker #1: The Irish are stubborn, you know.

Phoenix, Arizona

Posted on October 3, 2014
Arizona, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Family, General Idiocy, Holidays

…Well I Know You're in Surgery, But I'd Like an Answer

Female co-worker on phone: I know his grandmother died yesterday and his other grandmother has a week to live, but is that really an excuse to get out of a wedding with me this weekend? Am I being selfish here?

Clifton, New Jersey

Overheard by: Grandma's Boy

Posted on October 3, 2014
Coworkers, Death, Family, Health & Hygiene, New Jersey, On the phone, Questions

If You’re a Cereal Killer, Maybe

Lab tech #1: So I’ve been going to the hospital in the mornings.
Lab tech #2: Oh, are you ok?
Lab tech #1: Oh no, I’ve been going to watch surgeries. It’s a really great way to start off the day.

Harvard
Boston Massachusetts

Overheard by: Interesting Morning

Posted on October 1, 2014
Coworkers, Default, Education, Feelings, Health & Hygiene, Massachusetts, Questions, Weirdness

10877 Watson Road’s Greatest Hits, Vol. II

Co-worker: If saliva was poison, she’d be a snake, right?

Man: Is that really your inbox, or is it some kind of joke?

Man: I’ll go punch a bunch of buttons. If that doesn’t work, I’ll unplug it.

10877 Watson Road
St. Louis, Missouri

Posted on October 1, 2014
Coworkers, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Missouri, Technology

…Because I Got My Taxes Done for Free.

Coworker on phone: We had hot sweaty sex, but it was okay.

Lafayette, California

Posted on October 1, 2014
California, Coworkers, On the phone, Sensory Experiences, Sexuality

Which Is Why These New Retinal-Scan Pencils Will Really Catch On

Worker bee: The easier pencils are to find, the easier they are to steal.

Plymouth, Michigan

Overheard by: Tim

Posted on September 30, 2014
Coworkers, Michigan, Philosophy

Do You Want to Be in Another Country Song? Do You?

Co-worker #1: Who was that boy? He was cute!
Co-worker #2: It won’t work. He’s a preacher and you’re a whore.

Main Street
Gainsville, Florida

Posted on September 30, 2014
Compare and contrast, Compliments, Coworkers, Default, Florida, Insults, Questions

I Can Never Get My Meat Soft Enough.

Blonde female to another: Yeah, we used to call out of work together and just spend the entire day (hits fist into hand) Bam! Bam! Bam! All day long!
Boss, overhearing conversation: Good to know.

Atlanta, Georgia

Posted on September 30, 2014
Bosses, Coworkers, Georgia, Health & Hygiene, Sexuality

They’ll Strap Me to a Chair and Force Me to Look at Anne Geddes Photographs

30-something woman: Are you going to the baby shower?
20-something girl: No. Being in a room full of women talking about babies is my worst nightmare.

401 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: athens

Posted on September 30, 2014
Coworkers, Gripes, Hiring & Firing, Questions, Texas

Coworkers