Gripes

Customer: Do you guys have any rooms available?
Front desk: No, sir. Unfortunately, we are completely sold out. If you like, I can give you the number of a few hotels in the area that have availability.
Customer, leaving and giving the finger: Does it look like I have a goddamn phone on me?
Front desk: I’d be more than happy to call them for you, sir.
Customer: Fuck you.
Front desk: Okay, sir. Have a wonderful night.

Elmira, New York

CSR: I need, like, four more arms and three more eyeballs. That way I could do more than one thing at a time.

Tempe, Arizona

Receptionist #1: What’s the forecast for next Sunday?
Receptionist #2: Sixty-nine and sunny.
Receptionist #1: Sixty-nine? That’s all I get for my birthday?

221 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

IT guy: Someone better jump out of a cake later and scream, ‘Gender surprise’!

Silverlake, California

Girl in breakroom avoiding meeting: Ugh! I can’t imagine anything worse than doing conference calls all day.
Girl reading Maus, Part II: [Stares.]

Southlake, Texas

Overheard by: I love Frenchie

Woman: You know I’m afraid of birds, don’t you? It’s because of that movie and the time my mother burned down a gas station.

Cal State Northridge
Northridge, California

Overheard by: Scott

Trainee: Would you mind closing that window? The cold air is making my skin peel off.

London
England

Bearded employee: Man, I think I have beer on my glasses.

Anchorage, Alaska

Overheard by: Laughing Librarian

Scientist #1 to intern, smacking him in the face with a latex glove: I challenge you to a duel! [Intern rolls his eyes and walks away.] Interns these days — they don’t have a sense of humor.
Scientist #2: Does it really matter? He could be a psycho serial killer, but as long as he does my work for me I don’t really care.

701 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Designer: I’m bored and all the bathrooms are full.

605 Lakeview Drive
Springdale, Arizona

Overheard by: so what?