Why Nothing Ever Gets Accomplished at the U.N.

Coworker to another who has just joined the conversation: And then we segued into Lucky Charms…

Raleigh, North Carolina

Posted on August 5, 2015
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Meals and Snacks, North Carolina

Tell Me What a “Document” Is and I'll Make a Guess

Engineer: I keep getting a message that says the document has been deleted. What does that mean?
Database admin: What do you think it means?

Rochester, New York

Posted on August 4, 2015
Admins, Engineers, General Idiocy, New York, Questions, Technology

Then There’s the Whole Conversion from Metric

Salesperson: How long does it take to get to London from here?
Purchasing Agent: Well, I’m not sure, but coming back is faster because it’s opposite the direction of the rotation of the Earth.

1506 Detweiller Drive
Peoria, Illinois

Posted on August 4, 2015
Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Illinois

For the Last Time, Attending to Your Cuticles Isn’t Your “Job”

Receptionist: Ugh! I don’t understand how I can do my job when the phone keeps ringing!

St. Louis, Missouri

Overheard by: doing her job

Posted on August 4, 2015
General Idiocy, Gripes, Missouri, Receptionists

…in the Words of Calista Flockhart's Nutritionist

Female employee #1: You wouldn't believe the number of loan apps on my desk today–it's brutal.
Female employee #2: Yeah, it's either fast or famine around here…fast or famine.

Albany, New York

Posted on August 4, 2015
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Money, New York, Words

Methinks He Can’t Spell “VP” Either

VP: Communication: it’s hard to spell, so it must be hard to do.

1 Railroad Avenue
Cooperstown, New York

Posted on August 4, 2015
Executives, General Idiocy, New York, Words

Woulda Been a Lot Easier Just to Say, “Sure, No Prob”

Boss: Hey, can you make a calendar that looks like this? [Hands a paper to her.]Underling: Yeah. You know this is from [the other agency], right?
Boss: Yeah, the client likes it. We have to go with that.
Underling: But their calendar is a copy of the one I did for the client. The client just handed it to them, and they made all these little changes.
Boss: Yeah, just do it like that.
Underling: But I already did it. They only took my calendar and messed with it.
Boss: Just make it look like this one!
Underling: But it’s my calendar!
Boss: Just make it look like this one! [Boss stalks off.]Underling, to entire office: Am I in a Dilbert cartoon?

3rd Avenue
New York, New York