Professor in nearby cubicle: They were human beings; you had to harass them a little.
Student: Yeah.
West Lafayette, Indiana
Overheard by: Rachel S
Loud lady on phone: Hi, are you dead yet?
West Lafayette, Indiana
Overheard by: Rachel S.
Secretary: She asked me to file these but I'm not quite sure how she wants them.
Lazy old receptionist: Just do it wrong and she'll quit asking you to do stuff. That's what I do.
Crown Point, Indiana
Overheard by: the one that usually asks
Blonde CSC to sales rep: I'm not here to service you, I'm here to service the customers!
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: Cyn
Elderly lady, waving cane: Since that new President got elected, I have seen more and more black people at the grocery store.
Indianapolis, Indiana
30-something guy: How is it that you have his cell phone number and I don't?
30-something gal: I called him last month when I needed his sperm.
South Bend, Indiana
Overheard by: Eh, what?
Coworker: Name three adjectives that you think best describe you.
Intern prospect: Adjectives…is that like “beautiful”?
Coworker: Uh, yeah…
Intern prospect: Okay: I'm patient, organized and I'm a good communicator…but I don't know how to say that.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Overheard by: seriously
Employee: On this new printer I just installed, we can print double sided.
Crazy-haired boss lady: I don't think I can.
Employee: No, we all can now.
Crazy-haired boss lady: Well, are things double sided on your screen? I don't have anything that is double sided on my screen, so I can't print double sided.
Merrillville, Indiana
Overheard by: CJ
Company owner: Everyone who works here, stand up! Who are you kidding, Mary? Sit down.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Peon #1, seeing ambulance and EMTs in warehouse: What's going on?
Peon #2: Michael's* having a heart attack.
Peon #1: Let's go smoke a cigarette, no one will notice!
Laporte, Indiana
Overheard by: and yes, he lost his job
