Co-worker #1: I’ve got a great idea for our new slogan: “Ask me how to get trim!”
Co-worker #2: Uh…I am just going to say that I am not comfortable with that.
4849 South Austin Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Co-worker #1: I’ve got a great idea for our new slogan: “Ask me how to get trim!”
Co-worker #2: Uh…I am just going to say that I am not comfortable with that.
4849 South Austin Avenue
Chicago, Illinois
Co-worker #1: I really need to do Yoga again.
Co-worker #2: Do you want my Yoga tapes? I don’t do it anymore, because my dog just won’t leave me alone when I’m down on all fours.
57 East Green Street
Champaign, Illinois
Woman #1: Your boss asked you to be sure to attend the company party at a strip club!?
Woman #2: Yeah, what’s so bad about that?
Woman #1: Well, you’re going to be surrounded by naked, gyrating ladies, and that’s sexist and outrageous!
Woman #2: Really? I was looking forward to seeing my sister.
630 East Lake
Chicago, Illinois
Employee: It seems like there are a lot of new people working here.
Boss: Yes, sometimes I’ll be leaving the building and will say to someone, “I don’t know you,” and they will say, “I work for you.”
Elevator, 215 Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
Owner: What kinds of social situations can you use to help market our firm?
Peon #1: I meet lots of guys at the bars and give them my cards — especially those in the construction fields.
Peon #2, as others laugh: He didn’t ask how you picked up men.
Peon #3: Is that why we never get any new projects?
Lincolnshire, Illinois
Overheard by: glad it wasn’t me
Temp: So maybe this’ll finally get the English fighting with us.
222 S. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, Illinois
Boss, whispering loudly: What is that?
Startled employee, in normal voice: It's my green shirt.
Boss, still whispering loudly: It's embarrassing.
Fulton St
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: justanotherblazer
Supervisor: Go to your computer and pull up the client file you showed me earlier, the one that was wrong. I need to show it to the IT people.
Worker: I can’t because I deleted it.
Supervisor: Why did you delete it?
Worker: Because you told me to.
Supervisor: Don’t do what I tell you! Do what I say.
Franklin Square
Springfield, Illinois
Intern on phone: I'm milking this teabag for all it's worth.
Chicago, Illinois
Kid: You know, if Europe and the US teamed together the entire world could be white.
675 27th Street
Chicago, Illinois
