Gripes

Paralegal: I hate looking at his face. Ruins my whole day.
Secretary: I know. I want to throw my shoe at him or something.
Paralegal: Ok, but can you make sure I’m there to see it?

overheard by: their boss

100 F Street
Washington, DC

CSR: Seriously, when you think you’ve gotten the weirdest call you could get…someone calls about a conch shell.

11150 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: Lindroid

Suit #1: Whenever it rains, you come to work wearing plastic pants. Why do you get to wear plastic pants? My boss wouldn’t let me wear plastic pants.
“Suit” #2: If you could do what I can do, you could wear plastic pants, too.

4 Irving Place
New York, New York

Overheard by: Hobo Whisperer

Coworker: Quit calling me at work, grandma!

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: DB

Coworker: Apparently somebody took the RAM out of my computer and replaced it with crap.

3 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, California

Girl: I’m going to the store. Do you want anything?
Guy #1: Yeah, can you get me a Dr. Brown’s black cherry soda?
Girl: Ok.
Guy #1, holding out cash: Here.
Girl: What’s that?
Guy #2: It’s called money. What? It’s been so long since you seen it, you don’t recognize it! Damn, next time hand her some post-it notes and let her be on her merry way!

250 West 30th Street
New York, New York

Manager: How are we supposed to get any work done if all of our developers keep getting sucked off?

4740 44th Avenue SW
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: g-man

Employee is showing off her new belly-dancing outfit.

Supervisor: So, you’re really going to belly-dance in public?
Employee: Yeah!
Supervisor: I never really liked going to strip clubs when I was younger.

150 Batson Drive
Manchester, Connecticut

Overheard by: I love this place!

Telemarketing lady: There’ll be no laughing in this office. That’s right, no levitation.

121 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ

Overheard by: Heidi Schwartz

Program manager: I think we should adopt the behaviours from the charter for meetings of the [Partnerships] section. [Steven], why don’t you read them out?
[Steven]: Respect other’s opinions and feelings, stay focused, turn off mobile phones, question self before others, participate enthusiastically and share experience and knowledge, have some fun….
Employee: Anyone telling me to have some fun at meetings better think again.

Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills
Sydney, Australia

Overheard by: Ness