Insults

Woman: Yeah, I managed to get rid of him by telling him that he needed someone to surgically remove the stick that’s up his ass, but that we don’t do that here in this office, so…

626 Thayer Road
West Point, New York

I picked up a call that was on hold and the LA talent agent that was on the other end was muttering “with your dentures and your eyeliner, you dirty old bitch”.

41 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: Neal

US suit: …a dedicated router.
UK suit #1: I’m sorry to interrupt, but it’s actually “roo-ter”.
US suit: A rooter is a swine. If you’re going to be in America, speak English.
UK suit #2: Two hundred years, and they still haven’t gotten it yet!

350 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Sales guy: …and then five years later, I’m into benchmarking.
Legal: That’s funny, when you said “Benchmarking” I heard “Bitchmarking”…sorry, ladies.

350 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Customer: So where in the instruction manual does it tell me to save the receipt?
Customer Service Rep.: You’re kidding me, right? You mean to say that you have to be told to save your receipt?
Customer: Yes, I do.
Customer Service Rep.: So, if you were to go out and buy a roll of toilet paper, it would have to say “Tear here, wipe there” or else you wouldn’t know how to use it? Because both are pretty much common sense, sir.

835 41st Street
Des Moines, Iowa

Overheard by: christiana (while doing remote observations on customer service calls)

Texan suit: I’m looking for that Can Do attitude, not Can’t Do.
British suit: Fuck off.

350 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Co-worker: How many times do I have to tell you, you can’t do that? It’s like adding apples and morons.

2011 Mahone Avenue
Fort Lee, Virginia

Overheard by: jordan

Co-worker #1: She isn’t listening to you.
Co-worker #2: I know, she never does. She’s like a robot fueled by diet Coke.
Android: It’s called focus. Look into it.

87 McLea Court
San Francisco, California

Field manager: So Utah is what, 2 hours behind us?
VP Research: No, they’re more like 25 years behind us.

85 E Street
South Portland, Maine

Overheard by: Brian Brinegar

Co-worker: I need to file like a mofo.

11 W. 53 Street
New York, NY