Gripes

Office grunt slamming down phone: I get an empty meal slot filled and you jizz all over me!

Columbus Circle
New York, New York

Overheard by: Standing Aside

Supervisor: Did you happen to locate that file while I was away this week?
Employee: No. I’m not comfortable rooting through your drawers. I feel like I am up to something.
Supervisor: Uhhh…

100 Cushman Street
Fairbanks, Arkansas

Overheard by: quiet one

Creepster customer: You working hard?
Cute cashier: Yes, sir!
Creepster customer: Well, if you follow me out back, I could find a few ways to work you harder.
Cute cashier: No, thank you, sir.
Creepster customer: Alright, cutie, don’t say I never tried to give you anything [pays and leaves].
Cute cashier, dropping the perky act: What a fucking asshole! I hope his dick get an infection and falls off. [New customer walks up, and cute cashier resumes perky act] How are you doing?!

Grocery store
Farmville, North Carolina

Employee: I don’t want anymore customers to come in.
Manager: I know, me either. [As old lady with walker approaches door] Dammit… I hope she dies before she gets to the door.

Portland, Oregon

Gate agent: How cute you look in your outfit, Maria*!
Ramp agent in fluorescent jumpsuit, heading out to Tarmac: I look like a gigantic yellow highlighter.

Boarding area, JetBlue flight to JFK
Palm Beach, Florida

Overheard by: Rich Mintz

Boss: I’m going to get wrinkles from making the sympathy face.

101 Avenue A
Conroe, Texas

Reporter: Aw, Alex*. Look at you helping people.
Editor, disgusted: I know. It really turns my stomach.

Press building
New Jersey

Overheard by: inothernews

Male boss, after female employee leaves room after argument: Now I know why men beat their wives.

465 Democrat Road
Memphis, Tennessee

Psycho parent: Look, you’re not in his resource time, so he can’t get help from you then.
Teacher: Yes, well, I’m teaching another class, so I can’t be there.
Psycho parent: I know it’s not your fault, but don’t you feel like you should take some responsibility for that?

High school
Sterling, Virginia

Outraged copywriter: I think it’s time for lefties to conform and make check marks like the rest of us.

Wausau, Wisconsin

Overheard by: righty and proud of it