New recruiter: I really am hoping to get that spreadsheet from you so that I can finalize mine.
Contract recruiter: Wow. You're organized.
New recruiter: I am an anal nut.
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: Matt
New recruiter: I really am hoping to get that spreadsheet from you so that I can finalize mine.
Contract recruiter: Wow. You're organized.
New recruiter: I am an anal nut.
San Francisco, California
Overheard by: Matt
Lawyer on phone: That's a shit town! (pause) You live in that town?!
Huntington, New York
Overheard by: Lady Lawyer
HR receptionist: Ginny called and was looking for you earlier.
HR director: Oh shit! (pause) Oh shit!
HR receptionist: What!? What's wrong?
HR director: My uncle Jimmy called?! I haven't talked to him in years!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sales rep: I'm rich today because I decided not to pay my car payment this month. Suck it, bank!
St. Paul, Minnesota
Overheard by: srsly
CTO, jokingly: What the fuck!? Are you on dope?
Engineer: No. That's my daughter. And she won't share. Bitch.
Norwalk, Connecticut
Office drone: Ahhh… patronization and condescension… Refuge of the insecure and stupid. (hopeless manager enter room) Why, hello John!
Hopeless manager: Who are you talking about?
Office drone, brightly: No-one!
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: Propaganda machine
Admin to another: Pardon my French, but I think that's retarded.
New Mexico
Boss to employee: Here's a thought: why don't you stop being such a parasite?
Bar
Chicago, Illinois
Customer service manager: He said that since he paid so much for the service contract, we should give him a replacement print head for free.
Sales manager: I'm not giving that fucker any head!
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Overheard by: Leelluu
