Peon #1: Okay, ‘MDB’ is the code we use to get Bob’s attention.
Peon #2: Great, now we just need to hire someone named Bob.
Copenhagen
Denmark
Overheard by: Dave
Peon #1: Okay, ‘MDB’ is the code we use to get Bob’s attention.
Peon #2: Great, now we just need to hire someone named Bob.
Copenhagen
Denmark
Overheard by: Dave
Manager: We’re going to have to let you go.
Employee: I didn’t do nothin’!
Manager: I personally caught you defecating into the employee bathroom sink.
Employee: The toilet was filthy!
95 South Illinois Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: Shatmandu
Hiring manager, after executives commented on physical appearance of new employee: I'm saving you all from litigation by not paying attention to any of you.
Executive one: No, you're not, “ugly” is not a protected class.
Marlborough, Massachusetts
Boss: Well, I threw myself in front of the bus for you.
Marketing chick: It didn’t work then?
Boss: I threw myself hard, but nah.
Marketing chick: Too bad.
Boss: Yup.
Wharf 8 Pyrmont
Sydney, Australia
30-something woman: Are you going to the baby shower?
20-something girl: No. Being in a room full of women talking about babies is my worst nightmare.
401 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: athens
Girl: My dad said I can't get a boob job because of the economy. I told him if I got a boob job, I'd have a better chance of getting hired and making money.
Costa Mesa, California
Project Manager: He needs to step into my office. The office of my fist. If he messes with my developer one more time, I’m gonna drop him like a bad habit. And by “drop” I mean “drop kick”. And by “bad habit” I mean “communist hobo”.
1375 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia
Grunt: Man, this consultant is absurdly high maintenance. I swear, the woman’s going to ask for a pony next!
Boss: Just get her what she wants. We need her on-board.
Grunt: Well, if she gets a pony, I want one, too.
Washington, DC
HR: What we need to determine about her mistake is, is this fuckup a rare occurrence or is this the type of thing we should come to expect from her.
VP: You mean like the normal run of the mill disasters…
HR: Exactly.
75 Washington Avenue
Portland, Maine
Overheard by: brian brinegar
Teacher: Am I going to have a job here next school year?
Principal: Only if you want to work at a school where you’re not welcome.
419 East 66th Street
New York, NY
