Employees

Cubicle dweller, shouting: It's huge, and then you have to figure out where to put it.

Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: LaurenJ

Worker #1: Say what you want about me, I get shit fucking done.
Worker #2: Yes, you are an excellent shit fucker.

Boca Raton, Florida

Peon: Don't get stoned with two birds in one throw. (pause) Wait…

Navy Yard
Washington, DC

Boss: At least we aren't in Tahiti!
Marketing guy: Tahiti?
Boss: Yeah, I heard they had a bad storm there.
Marketing guy: I didn't hear about that.
Boss: Oh… I think it was an earthquake actually.
Marketing guy: Uh-huh. You mean Haiti?
Boss: Yeah, that's it. An earthquake in Haiti.

Beachwood, Ohio

Overheard by: ~The Cleveland Kid

Postal worker: Alright, “express” means this package is guaranteed to arrive by 3 pm tomorrow.
Customer: Is that free?
Postal worker: Ain't nothing free, ma'am. Ain't nothing free. $18.74, ma'am. Dig deep, now. Dig deep.

Post Office
Beaufort, South Carolina

Overheard by: Connie

Assistant: No weeping! There's no weeping allowed in publishing!

Baltimore, Maryland

Cube monkey: I feel like I can't go to the bathroom by myself anymore.

Chicago, Illinois

Manager to gay employee: If you were a man, you'd understand.
Gay employee: Uhhhh… (head tilt)

Calgary
Canadia

Overheard by: silent bystander, slowly backing away

Employee #1: I am very observational.
Employee #2: You mean “observant.”
Employee #1: No, I mean I notice everything that goes on in this office.

Rochester, New York

Overheard by: Stephanie Wells

Employee to another, giving advice on batting stance: Yeah, you wanna stay straight. No, you don't wanna bend over.

Nashville, Tennessee