Coworkers

Female coworker: First of all, 6:30 is not after work, and second of all, there is nothing wrong with going to your hair appointment shit-faced!

851 Coho Way
Bellingham, Washington

Coworker #1: Who’s ringing?
Coworker #2: Not me. I vibrate.

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina

Cube rat to neighbor: I think it’s worth six million dollars. Wait, I didn’t write six million, I wrote six thousand… Or is that your writing? … Oh, that’s the square footage… Duh…

1477 Lansdowne Street
Peterborough, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: slacker

Secretary: Do you think Texas is a southern state?
Wise woman: I guess.
Secretary: It is the furthest south you can go.

2200 Neal Street
Commerce, Texas

Overheard by: Gibby

Proofreader: Joe*, I’m confused.
Typesetter: Are you? That’s perfectly normal.

140 East 45th Street
New York, New York

Lady coworker: I’m going for a walk. My legs are sore from being under that desk all day.

Montgomery, Alabama

Overheard by: Tina

Worker bee #1: I don’t know about dating him. I can’t get over the age difference. It would be–
Worker bee #2: –Like raping a child?
Worker bee #1: Well, no…
Worker bee #2: Not your, like, son…
Worker bee #1: [Silence.]

Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: Cube Eavesdropper

Peon #1: Did you devote your full attention to this?
Peon #2: Bite me.

Wausau, Wisconsin

Worker #1: So, what time do you usually stroll into the office in the morning? I’m assuming you’re not an eight AM guy…
Worker #2: What makes you think that?
Worker #1: I’m older — I know things.
Worker #2: And because I sprint into the office ’cause I’m always late.
Worker #1: So, what time is safe for a meeting? Meaning you need to be able to one: talk, two: listen, three: understand, and four: ask questions if you have them.

336 Robert Street
St. Paul, Minnesota

Overheard by: Justin

Cube dweller: Well, I’m in a curious pickle… Can anyone else see?

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina