Office manager: I mean, when we interview warehouse employees, why are we asking them if they have Excel experience?
Warehouse supervisor: What the hell is ‘Excel’?
England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Office manager: I mean, when we interview warehouse employees, why are we asking them if they have Excel experience?
Warehouse supervisor: What the hell is ‘Excel’?
England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Flustered CS rep #1: I don't know what I'm doing!
Flustered CS rep #2: That's like our department's battle cry. I'm going to have t-shirts made.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: tomorrow is my last day
Consultant guy: Yeah, we overnight the documents to you. It takes about a week for you to get them.
Garden City, New York
Boss: It’s such a nice day and nothing is happening in here…I think I’m going to leave.
Employee #1: That sounds good. Can I leave, too?
Boss: Sure.
Employee #2: And me?
Boss: If you want. Hey, [Erica]! If the phone rings, then just–
Clerk: Wait, you’re all going to leave me here by myself and you expect me to actually do shit? Fuck you.
101 Braddock Road
Frostburg, Maryland
Overheard by: Ren
Dumb blonde #1: Is there a pool at the swim gym?
Dumb blonde #2: I think so…
Hastings
New Zealand
Blonde peon #1: My husband just texted me to tell me to turn on my all-wheel drive. He must think I’m an idiot.
Blonde peon #2: Well, it is icy.
Blonde peon #1: I mean, I only have four-wheel drive.
18th and Oak Streets
Kansas City, Missouri
Supervisor: Oh, my husband is in your homeland this week!
Asian supervisor: Oh, California?
Supervisor: Uh, well, I actually meant China. But he’ll be in California in a few weeks.
473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey
Overheard by: office peon
Customer: What price tickets do you have available?
Call center rep: $70, $60, and $35.
Customer: Okay…(long pause) What tickets do you still have though?
Call center rep: Um…70 dollar tickets, 60 dollar tickets, and 35 dollar tickets.
Customer: Okay… (pause) But how much are the tickets that you have left?
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Overheard by: Kathy
Manager: How many did [the client] say he wanted?
Secretary: He said none for this month, but he’ll print next month, so send him a proof for March.
Manager: February?
Secretary: No, not this month, next month: March.
Manager: February?
11071 Main Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
Student: Hi! I need to get a list of course requirements so I can fill out this form, please.
Receptionist: Okay, we’ll just need a copy of the form first.
Student: But I need the requirements to fill out the form…
Receptionist: I’m sorry, we don’t work in hypotheticals.
Student: Um… okay… What was it in the past?
Receptionist: We don’t file them that way. We’ll need a copy of the form.
Student: So you need this form filled out so you can give me the list that I need to fill out the form?
Receptionist: Yes!
Dunster Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
