Dumb Bosses

Creative director: I’m trying not to push myself today. I kind of had a spinal tap at three A.M.

29th Street
New York, New York

Queer boss to new female employee: Don’t waste your time being a man who has sex with women.

Boston, Massachusetts

CR manager: The membership grade is effective for a year from the grad date that they told us, but I don’t think they’ll remember the grad date they said… But it’s not actually a year…
Ad manager: But it’s good for a year. Doesn’t it update automatically?
CR manager: It is automatic, except when it isn’t. It only gets updated once a year, so it may be good for over a year.
Ad manager: So we can’t say a year if it isn’t a year.

14 Fairfield Drive
Brookfield, Connecticut

Overheard by: all ears

Boss: I’m going to get wrinkles from making the sympathy face.

101 Avenue A
Conroe, Texas

Hiring manager: I think I need to go have some fun.
Training manager: If you want to have a good time, you need to come into my office! … If you want to have some fun… [Face turns red and she walks into her office.]

2835 Decker Lake Boulevard
Salt Lake City, Utah

Overheard by: Cubicle spud

Male boss: It was uncomfortable how far up there she was.

Ellicott City, Maryland

Boss to statistician entering the room: We were just wondering if it was even possible to be overlay-ed?

Arnett Avenue
Lambertville, New Jersey

Overheard by: Overjoyed

Male boss, after female employee leaves room after argument: Now I know why men beat their wives.

465 Democrat Road
Memphis, Tennessee

Boss: The body bags take up a lot of room.

West 26th Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: P

Manager: Okay, creatives, since [creative director] is away this week, I’ve decided to make you comfortable: Motherfucker, cunt, snatch, bitch, motherfucker!

Adelaide Street
West Toronto, Ontario
Canadia

Overheard by: just passing through