Gripes

VP: Wow that sounds bad. Do we need to have a pre-meeting about that meeting?

3415 Vision Drive
Columbus, Ohio

Co-worker #1: I’m really hot.
Co-worker #2: I’m turning the heat down to 90. If anyone’s cold then they can go into [Jessica]’s office, but first you have to take off your clothes because it’s a sauna in there.
Co-worker #3: You shouldn’t tell people to take their clothes off before going into [Jessica]’s office.

57 Binney Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Manager: We’re in Gwinnett County. You need to be 10 feet from the walkway if you want to legally smoke.
Smoker #1: Like, isn’t that unfair? What if you’re a midget? Your feet would be about half the size of mine…No, seriously. Look how big my feet are! They’re like twice the size of midget feet…Oh! You mean like a ruler!
Smoker #2: Yeah, haven’t you ever heard of the metric system?

333 Research Court
Norcross, Georgia

Assistant: Hey, I couldn’t figure out how to put it into Word from Excel. So here you go.

Boss: You just cut and paste it.

Assistant: But you can’t do that from Excel to Word, it won’t let you.

Boss: Yes, you can, just right-click and copy and paste it.

Assistant: Trust me, I just spent the whole morning trying to, it’s a locked document.

Boss: OK, 1947 called, and they want their technology ability back. What’s wrong with you? Hey, who hired you again?

300 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Cam

Employee: Hi, can I help you?

Customer’s cell rings.

Customer: Hold on a sec… [answers cell] Hey! did you talk to Jeremy*? He is pissed at you… Why? ‘Cause you put gay shit all over his MySpace! There is a guy with a huge dick on his MySpace! Yeah! You better help him get it off ’cause he doesn’t know how! Okay, bye.
Employee: Uhhh…
Customer: Yeah, can I get a sundae, please?

1050 Montauk Highway
Copiague, New York

Overheard by: i hate customers…

Manager #1: Do you think Christmas carols are appropriate for when the
prospective client comes in at 2?
Manager #2: What’s wrong with Christmas carols?
Manager #1: I just feel like it doesn’t represent us.
Manager #2: You’re asking the wrong person, because I love christmas carols.
Underling: Well, [the CEO] is the one who put this playlist on.
Manager #1 & #2: Oh, okay.

552 Broadway
New York, NY

Lab tech finding other scientists spraying glue: Ahhh! Free isocyanates!
Scientist: Get out of here!

Rockland, Maryland

Overheard by: Chemdork

Young boy: Mom! We’ve been in line for a really long time!!
Mother: No, not really. Stop complaining.
Young boy: Yes we have! We got here at 10:00, and it’s almost 12:30!!
Mother: Damn the public school system for teaching you how to tell time.

Petco
Enfield, Connecticut

Overheard by: Dark_Kitty

Woman #1: I haven’t had a haircut since my friend died.
Woman #2: Why not?
Woman #1: She used to do my hair for nothing.
Woman #2: Well, it looks like a fucking Brillo pad now. I’d throw some money at your head, and fast!

365 W Passaic Street
Rochelle Park, New Jersey

Boss: This is not an interactive meeting, so no feedback of any kind. Every customer who gives a commitment today will get a $350 Home Depot giftcard. This is only until the end of business today.
Loan Officer: But I got a customer commitment yesterday. Can I tell her that we will send her one?
Boss: Didn’t I just say that this meeting is not interactive? I won’t answer your stupid questions.
Loan Office: …So what’s the answer?

The boss storms out.

Loan Officer: I’ll just ask him later.

2700 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, New York