Mid-level manager: I didn’t know ham could smell fear.
Highland Hills, Ohio
Mid-level manager: I didn’t know ham could smell fear.
Highland Hills, Ohio
Employee: I really like the new floor tiles you picked for the office!
Boss: Good thing, too. These old tiles were put in in the 1950s, and I just found out they were made with cobalt.
Employee: Ah.
Boss: Yeah, they’re actually radioactive.
Employee: Huh?
Boss: A Geiger counter would totally pick up on the radiation in here!
Employee: Ummm…
Boss: But it’s not really a problem — it would take decades of exposure to effect you, really.
Employee: I’ve been here 18 years.
Music agency
Vienna
Austria
Boss: You shouldn’t throw glass stones at a house!
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois
Boss: Have you ever heard of a book with a swastika on the cover that didn’t sell?
555 8th Avenue
New York, New York
Boss: Is there anyone with a brain out there?
10th Avenue
New York, New York
Boss: The nice thing is, we’re no longer people who care!
202 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, California
Product manager: So, it’s a win-win situation, but without the wins.
70 East 55th Street
New York, New York
Failed hipster boss to peon: You’re really quiet today. Stop being so fucking inclusive.
Middleton, Wisconsin
Overheard by: The Friendliest Emo of All
Admin assistant: I hear that Jay-Z and Beyoncé actually have an open relationship.
India-Indian boss: Well, it is no surprise since she does not want to get married.
Admin assistant: I guess you’re right.
India-Indian boss: I mean, why buy the milk when that cow is just outside?
685 3rd Avenue
New York, New York
Account manager: Um, it’s called the UK. Sometimes it’s a country, and sometimes it’s not.
Washington, DC
Overheard by: When is it not?
