I'd Pay It, but I Just Love Getting Mail

Coworker #1: Hey, they're stupid, this is already the third time they are sending me the same bill.
Coworker #2: You know what, it's called a “reminder.”

Vancouver
Canadia

Overheard by: Bächli

Posted on August 31, 2018
Canadia, Coworkers, General Idiocy, Money, Time Management, Words

Please Hold It Up So I Can See It

CSR: Thank you for calling Widgets Inc.* How may I help you?
Customer: I’m calling about my bill.
CSR: OK, which bill are you calling about?
Customer: The one I received.

3445 North M-291 Highway
Independence, Missouri

Posted on August 29, 2018
Customer Service, Dumb Customers, General Idiocy, Missouri, On the phone, Places

Unfortunately His Alarm Doesn’t Speak Quebecois

Guy #1: What has been happening lately, you’re coming to work earlier and earlier.
Guy #2: No, I’m not.
Guy #1: Hmmm…then maybe it’s me that’s coming in later.

Place Jean-Paul Riopelle
Montreal, Quebec
Canadia

Posted on August 26, 2018
Canadia, Coworkers, General Idiocy, Questions, Time Management

And Who'd Spend That Much Money on Something Without a Windscreen?

Female coworker, looking out the window: Aw, look at the little kids, they're so cute!
Male coworker: I hate kids.
Female coworker: Why?
Male coworker: They're just too small to be natural…

Edinburgh
Scotland

Overheard by: Idris

Posted on August 24, 2018
Compare and contrast, Coworkers, General Idiocy, Gripes, Physical Appearance, UK

The Course Was ‘Unleash Your Psychic Powers’

IT manager on phone: You’re right, ma’am. Yes, that is entirely our fault. We should have explained that you’ll need to have a computer to teach a course online.

Denver Tech Center
Denver, Colorado

Overheard by: rev_matt

Posted on August 22, 2018
Colorado, Dumb Customers, General Idiocy, On the phone, Tech People, Technology

Wouldn't a Three-way with Cougars and Dogs Be Criminal?

Young female coworker #1: Oh, so I guess there's a criminal on the loose in Arlington Heights.
Older female coworker: Better not leave any little dogs out.
Young female coworker #2: What?
Young female coworker #1: Oh, he might take 'em. He even looks like a criminal.
Older female coworker: Wait, you said “cougar,” right?
Young female coworker #2: Why would a cougar want a little dog?
Young female coworker #1: I said “criminal”!
Young female coworker #2: Oh, you mean the animal, not a woman!
(they laugh)
Young female coworker #1: Wow, that was the most misinterpreted conversation ever!
Older female coworker: Three way!!
Young female coworker #1: Again… Wow!

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Overheard by: Dying in a Cubicle