Dumb Bosses

Chief technology officer: Can’t we find someone else to do it?!

495 Circle 85
Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Lizerati

Voice mail, on speakerphone: Hi, you’ve reached the voice mail of Linda Stevens*. I am away from…
Manager: I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you…
Voice mail: [Beeps.]Manager: Linda! Will you give me a call when you get a chance? Thanks!

175 5th Avenue
New York, New York

Graphics guy: What format are these files?
Boss: They’re from the guy next door.
Graphics guy: Okay, but what kind of files are these supposed to be? There’s no extensions so I can’t open them in anything unless I rename them all and just guess the extension until I get it right.
Boss: Can you open them and check?

2245 Royal Windsor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: Bob

Manager: My new BM is awesome!
Subordinate: You mean BMW; the W is important.
Manager: Why?

Raynham, Massachusetts

Asian boss on phone: Where are you at right now? Oh, Miami?! I hate the mosquitoes there! They bite me like a sausage!

11020 Rush Street
Los Angeles, California

Supervisor: [Former supervisor] was so hot — like a cross between Colin Farrell and Jethro from the Beverly Hillbillies.

171 17th Street
Atlanta, Georgia

Boss: Do we have Google installed on our internet?
IT guy: We put it on your machine yesterday.

700 W. Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois

Attorney to secretary: You should be excited! There are no penises this time!

Courthouse
Norristown, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Walking In At The Wrong Time

Manager: Did you have a good breastfeeding day?

163 Freelon Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Eve S. Dropper

Co-worker: Oh, there’s my stapler! I was looking for it.
Boss: Actually it’s my stapler. I own this company; everything here is mine. I’m just letting you keep it at your desk.

1718 Villa Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana