Employees

Woman carrying takeout lunch: This bag is fully biodegradable and compostable… like my career!

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Rose Fox

Office gossip: He thinks he's so cool–he's like white on rice!

Austin, Texas

Employee: I think I'm too aggressive.
Manager: It's like you have vomit of the mouth. I mean diarrhea of the mouth. Which I guess is like vomit of the butt.

Dallas, Texas

Employee #1: I need you to check this.
Employee #2: Why, because I'm Asian?
Employee #1: Aw, don't play the race card.
Employee #2: Oh, so now I'm a race car?

Tigard, Oregon

Administrator (filling water bottle at cooler): Hey.
Office worker (walking by): Hey.
Administrator: How are you?
Office worker: Good.
Administrator: How is the baby?
Office worker: Fat.

Hanover Square
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Mr. Uncreative

Cube rat #1: Hey, come look at this! The way Firefox cuts off the wording on my tab spells out “web anal”!
Cube rat #2: What? What are you talking about?
Cube rat #1: Seriously. Instead of “web analytics,” it just says “web anal.” that cracks me up!
Cube rat #3: Hey, I'm actually with him on this one. I'm looking up a recipe right now to make my girlfriend for dinner, and coincidentally my tab says “basil bals” for “basil balsamic vinaigrette.” You gotta admit it's funny.
Cube rat #2: You two have no idea how much I hate you guys.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Male database administrator: She said she'd do all of my hookings for the next year and a half!

Chesapeake, Virginia

Overheard by: Lady Ash

Employee on phone: Hold on, I’m having a heart attack. I’ll call you back.

213 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida

Insurance coordinator on phone: I received your mold report and just for future reference, “caulking” is not spelled “c-o-c-k-i-n-g.”

Portland, Oregon

Overheard by: Kanee

Coworker making lunch plans on the phone: Tell him not to get his hair cut til after lunch. Strippers don't care what your hair looks like!

Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: B-rabbit