Boss, reading e-mail out loud: “Middle cube's a bunch of sheep-shaggers”? Minus Jane*, of course! (laughs)
Coworker: Why? She could get a strap on…
Beverly, Massachusetts
Boss, reading e-mail out loud: “Middle cube's a bunch of sheep-shaggers”? Minus Jane*, of course! (laughs)
Coworker: Why? She could get a strap on…
Beverly, Massachusetts
Young guy #1, staring at screen, to guy next to him: Fine, don't fucking chat to me then. I'm putting you on ignore.
Young guy #2, staring at screen: Facebook logged me out! (jabbing frantically at mouse button) I can't log back in!
Young guy #1, still staring at his screen: How the fuck are we going to chat then?
Ward Library
University of Western Sydney
Australia
Office lady #1: I got porn in my e-mail again! I just opened it up and…whoa! Big surprise!
Office lady #2: How big a surprise?
Markham
Ontario
Canadia
Student girl #1: Did you know the government is shutting down?
Student girl #2: I don't pay attention to politics.
Student girl #1: I heard about it on Facebook. They owe, like, billions of dollars. And now, like, if you're a mailman, you're not gonna get paid.
Student girl #2: Man, that sucks.
Loyola University
Maryland
Overheard by: How the hell did they get into this school?!
Plotting intern to another: Even if we make it to the White House, we do not change our name. Or our skin.
Greenville, South Carolina
Guy on phone: No, I'm not calling you. I'm not calling you right now. I'm e-mailing you. This is an e-mail, not a phone call.
Toledo, Ohio
Overheard by: Confused Puppy
IT to admin: If we don't stop probing we are going to get our Cox [internet service] cut off.
Suffolk, Virginia
Male coworker #1: I got this cheap lavender candle at Walmart and it doesn't even work! I can barely smell anything! I need some aromatherapy.
Male coworker #2: I'm telling you, you gotta buy a Yankee candle. They're the best.
Male coworker #1: Do they have lavender?
Male coworker #2: Yeah, they have lemon-lavender, vanilla-lavender…
Male coworker #1: I want just regular lavender. I'll check their website…
Washington, DC
Office drone #1: Do you google or do you bing?
Office drone #2: Huh?
Office drone #3: At work he googles; at home he bings.
Reston, Virginia
Overheard by: Receptionitis
New web admin: Why isn't there a feedback form on the website?
Engineer: We took it down. The customers were using it wrong. They kept asking us questions.
San Jose, California
