Insults

Pregnant employee on personal call: I tried to have an ultrasound done but it didn't work out. Nothing to do with the baby–it was my uterus. It's an asshole.

Toronto
Canadia

Overheard by: Gwen Styles

Office lady #1: It's so hot in here, I'm sweating like a banshee.
Office lady #2: Banshees scream or screech. You mean you're sweating like a pig.
Office lady #1: Don't call me a pig!

Worcester, Massachusetts

Employee: Can I Borrow a dime?
Boss's Sister: Hold on, I need to remember if that's 5 or 10 cents.

Monaca, Pennsylvania

Attorney: Why did you bill all of these overtime hours?
Paralegal: Because you're a faggot!

Manhattan, New York

Telemarketing girl: New York people are so stupid! I'm so glad I wasn't raised on the West Coast!

Arkansas

Overheard by: random coworker

Coworker exiting elevator: I am looking for god, goddammit!

Manhattan, New York

Annoyed shop assistant, after difficult customer has left: That guy is going straight on my enemies list.
Manager: One for the firing squad, eh?
Annoyed shop assistant: Blood in the streets…
Manager: Yeah, let's purge that son of a bitch.

Leamington Spa
England

Overheard by: Bleep

Female engineer: They don't have any steel members to erect yet.
Annoying guy: That's what she said!
Female engineer, leaving: No, for the last time, she never said anything. Ever. Now I'm going to call your mother to pick you up after school. Fucking trolls!

Manhattan, New York

Manager in office on phone: How, the fuck are you? (pause) Oh, you're in a meeting on speakerphone? Okay, call me later then.

Miami, Florida

Overheard by: QuietCubicleDrone

Office girl on phone: I know, she's such a fucking whore! Oh, I really shouldn't swear in public. (pause) Yeah, but you're allowed to swear, you're at a train station. You get a different clientele at train stations to libraries…

Wollongong Library
New South Wales
Australia

Overheard by: Smootle