Co-worker #1: You need to use more tact.
Co-worker #2: Attack what?
Co-worker #1: No, tact. T-A-C-T.
Co-worker #2: What’s that?
Co-worker #1: Exactly.
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY
Co-worker #1: You need to use more tact.
Co-worker #2: Attack what?
Co-worker #1: No, tact. T-A-C-T.
Co-worker #2: What’s that?
Co-worker #1: Exactly.
845 Third Avenue
New York, NY
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
Guy #1: Hey, remember me? I worked with you guys before.
Guy #2: Yeah, yeah I remember.
Guy #1: Yeah, my mom called here and fired me.
272 E. Main Street
Patchogue, New York
Overheard by: Andrew G
Girl #1: You’re from Utah?
Girl #2: Yes.
Girl #1: Do they make you, like, wear bonnets there?
Girl #2: Yes.
Girl #1: Really?
Girl #2: No.
1000 Longfellow Blvd
Lakeland, Florida
Overheard by: Denise
City worker #1: So what’d you do?
City worker #2: I told him I’d bust that muthafucka up straight up.
City worker #1: No doubt.
393 Lewis Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Overheard by: Mohammed
Office dweller: This office is sweltering. The thermometer says it’s 82 degrees in here.
Building heating/AC “expert”: I don’t trust thermometers. Them things are made in third world countries.
41 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
Co-worker #1: Hey guys, there’s a comedy show next week to benefit breast research.
Co-worker #2: Breast research?!
Co-workers #3 & #4: Breast research?
Co-worker #1: sorry, I meant breast cancer research.
Co-worker #2: That’s totally different!
685 Cathcart Street
Montreal, Quebec
Overheard by: Timmy O’ Toole
Coworker: I am so not type A. No ambition! Woo hoo!
3811 O’Hara Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Casting chick: A lot of people don’t get my sense of humor.
Stylist: So change it!
12 West 27th Street
New York, NY
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
