Manager #1, waiting for elevator: He said it was intermittent.
Manager #2: He said it was what?
Manager #1: You know, like in her mittens.
Manager #2: Oh, in her mittens.
Manager #1: Yeah, mittens. (makes lobster claw motions with hand)
Manager #2: I never understand a word that comes out of his mouth.
Middleton, Wisconsin
Overheard by: The Receptionist
Manager: Can you spell my email address?
IT guy: It’s your name!
Manager: I know, but could you spell it for me?
1979 Marcus Avenue
Lake Success, New York
Overheard by: Why am I the temp again?!?
General manager to hostess who slipped and fell: So, how’s your ass?
Beaumont, Texas
Boss to underling: It's not that Ender's Game is Sci-Fi, it's just set in the future.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Overheard by: annoyed office mate
Project manager: Well, the design document is undergoing revisement.
Tech lead: Excuse me, undergoing what?
Project manager: …it’s being revised right now.
Tech lead: Don’t you mean revision?
Project manager: No. That would be like saying that listening to someone’s advice is taking their words under advision.
One Charles Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts
VP: Hi! Nice to see you. I hope we’ll be meeting soon!
Ad agency rep: Yes, like right now? Since that’s why we’re here.
Central Park South
New York, New York
Manager: I’m sorry that was a dumb question, I just didn’t have enough to eat before lunch.
1005 17th Street
Denver, Colorado
Man, shouting at secretary: No! You will take this to the bank, then you’ll pick up my coffee, then you can go in to recovery!
Victoria Parade, East Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Overheard by: Kate
Boss: Just tell him to call me on my mobile.
Employee: Okay.
Boss: Oh, wait, you’ve probably never heard of that since you’re not from New York. It’s the same thing as a cell phone.
2130 H Street NW
Washington, DC
Manager #1: Here’s your stupid file, because your stupid student workers didn’t stupid-finish the stupid work on the stupid contract, so I had to stupid-do it myself.
Manager #2: Heh, pretty gay, right there.
Student worker: Bill*, come on… He’s just so proud when he learns a new word.
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas
Overheard by: ninjacles
