Interns & Temps

Male intern, about passing coworker: Wow… Those were some tremendous titties.
Female manager: Okay, so you know I’m your manager, right? You probably shouldn’t say ‘titties’ to me.

Plymouth, Michigan

Perky female temp, walking over to supervisor's cubicle: Hey, I heard we got a new fax machine! Awesome!
Female supervisor: Yeah, it's pretty exciting. They're setting it up right now.
Male supervisor: There seems to be some erotic fascination with the new fax machine. Everyone's over there crowded around it.
(awkward silence)
Perky female temp: I'm gonna go look at it right now!
Female supervisor: Yeah, me too!

Bloomington, Minnesota

Overheard by: I'm pretty sure he meant

Receptionist to trainee: Oh, you asked about the dead rabbit in my car. It’s for Yolanda, her dad wanted it.

Charlotte, North Carolina

19-year-old intern: I’m totally getting laid tonight and I have my dad to thank for it!

State and Water Street
Peoria, Illinois

Thoughtful intern: Maybe when I retire I'll be able to trade my books for other things. Like banana bread. I could trade them to the other old ladies in the nursing home. Hey, Betty Sue, I finished this werewolf Jane Austen mashup… Do I smell cookies?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Rose Fox

Drunk on phone: Hello, is this Frogs?
Intern: No, this is not a bar, it is a place of business.
Drunk on phone: Look…is my honey Lois there?
Intern: No, please don't call anymore. (hangs up)
(phone rings again)
Drunk on the phone: Look…I'm looking for my honey Lois. Is she there?
Intern: No, this is a place of business. Please stop calling.
(hangs up phone, then it rings again)
Drunk on the phone: Have you seen my honey, Lois?
Supervisor: Yeah, I've seen her. She's sitting here at the bar and she's making out with a bunch of guys.
Drunk on the phone: Bitch! Tell her I'm going to kill her.
Supervisor: I would love to, but I think she's having sex right now on the bar. I'll wait until she's done.
Drunk on the phone: I can't believe she is doing this to me. (starts to cry and hangs up phone)
Supervisor to intern: Every once in a while you gotta have a little fun.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Overheard by: Annmarie

Intern, after belching: I’m trying to have style, class, and panache, but it’s just not working.

Broadway
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Sarah

Architect: Did you see the dog?
Intern: Yeah, he slobbered on my pant leg.
Architect: I sent you because I didn’t want to get bit.

Square Lake Road
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Overheard by: Eero Plain

Young male intern (serious): You know, since I've been sober, my photography is way better.
Young female receptionist: You were drunk at my party three days ago.
Young male intern: I was?

Roan Street
Johnson City, Tennessee

Intern: Is DE the state code for Detroit or Delaware?
Graphic designer: Um, Detroit is a city.
Intern: [Silence]

10 Office Park Circle
Birmingham, Alabama

Overheard by: Stacy Kate