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
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