Dumb Bosses

VP: Everyone in this organization knows that we have our shit together. And I know some of you may be thinking, “Jesus Christ, what the fuck is going on?”, but we’ve all been there and we’re fine.

321 Commonwealth Road
Wayland, Massachusetts

Boss: I don’t understand the ramifications of what I’m asking.

10877 Watson Road
St. Louis, Missouri

Manager lady: She lives in New Mexico. New Mexico?! Where is that? Do they speak Spanish there? Is there an old Mexico?

186 Suburbia Court
Santa Cruz, California

Boss: Your job isn’t to solve problems; your job is to find solutions.

117 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Guido Sarducci

Boss: You know what my problem is? I’m too nice a guy. I fired [Lenore] this morning. I should’ve kept her on till the end of the day, but then I would’ve felt like I was using her. I’m an idiot.
Salesperson: That’s two problems.

40 Shuman Boulevard
Naperville, Illinois

Boss: I don’t need to see everything before it goes out the door. Just send me a final, final, rough draft.

Union Square
New York, New York

Manager: Is Italy a country?

Nashville, Tennessee

Police sergeant: Have you done those sexual child abuse talks at the school yet?
Civilian employee: Yes, and several of the children need to file a report.
Police sergeant: Great! Now we have more work. Whose idea was it to do those talks?

8620 California Avenue
South Gate, California

Boss #1: So this year’s convention will be at the MGM Graham in Las Vegas…What?
Boss #2: Did you say “graham” like graham cracker?
Boss #1: It’s not “graham”?

3411 Pinnacle Gardens Drive
Louisville, Kentucky

Coworker: There is a really neat installation art center in Omaha.
Boss: What city in Omaha?
Coworker: Uh… Omaha.
Boss: Right, but what city?
Coworker: [Long pause] Hard to say.

Woodhaven, New York