GM: Why don’t we have any donuts? We should have a Donut Day.
HR Manager: That won’t fly, [Kevin]. I’m trying to promote wellness.
GM: Donuts make me feel well.
2512 Sage Valley Drive
Gillette, Wyoming
Overheard by: John Pettyjohn
GM: Why don’t we have any donuts? We should have a Donut Day.
HR Manager: That won’t fly, [Kevin]. I’m trying to promote wellness.
GM: Donuts make me feel well.
2512 Sage Valley Drive
Gillette, Wyoming
Overheard by: John Pettyjohn
Department Manager: How do we file a claim?
Insurance Rep: Just download a claim form and fax it to us with your bill from the doctor.
Department Manager: Do we have to fax the original bill or can we just fax a copy?
Insurance Rep: Um…yes, it’s a fax.
3900 West Avera Drive
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Overheard by: AllGladHere
Peon: But if we didn’t buy it from them, will they provide service?
Boss: It doesn’t matter. This is an integral part of our everyday operation. If we have to buy a service contract, we will. If we give them money, they will service us.
550 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
Project Leader: We are anticipating problems we haven’t anticipated before.
4820 150th Avenue NE
Redmond, Washington
Boss: Whoever thought shit and cinnamon smelled good together?
634 126th Street
Bonner Springs, Kansas
Boss: You can’t send this email out.
Peon: Why not?
Boss: It doesn’t make any sense. What’s this word here?
Peon: Hiatus.
Boss: That’s not even a word.
Peon: It means to take an extended break from work.
Boss: Look, if I don’t understand that, how do you expect anyone else to?
111 Pine Street
San Francisco, California
Boss: Make sure you tickle your calendar to remind you to do the reports.
Co-worker: Tickle?
Boss: Use the tickler system; you do know what a tickler is, don’t you?
Co-worker: Yes, but…you don’t use the one I know at work.
810 Highway 6 South
Houston, Texas
Boss: …in response to what you said–
Minion: What? I haven’t said anything.
Boss: Oh, sorry…I was having a conversation with you in my head.
16 E. 34th Street
New York, NY
Manager: That’s supervision. We don’t handle supervision. We handle oversight.
1 North Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri
Manager: It’s just that I don’t want any of those old, white computers. The only good ones are black nowadays.
Engineer: That sounds pretty racist…
Manager: Well, I don’t care.
41000 Vincenti Court
Novi, Michigan
Overheard by: Stefan Bankowski
