Under Citizenship, Just Put ‘Good’

Auditioning guy: So, what should I put down for ‘Citizenship’?
Casting intern #1: Were you born in the United States?
Auditioning guy: Yes.
Casting intern #1: Then put down that you’re a U.S. citizen.
Auditioning guy: Does it matter that I moved to Oregon for eight months?
Casting intern #1: Did you really just–
Casting intern #2, cutting him off: –No, it doesn’t matter.

MTV dating show auditions
Santa Monica, California

Overheard by: Liz

Posted on July 10, 2015
California, Dumb Customers, General Idiocy, Interns & Temps

“Poor Lewis,” I'll Say, 'Didn't Even Know His Own Name.”

Supervisor: I'll just call you Phil.
Temp called Tom*: Please don't.
Supervisor: Fine, how about I call you Lewis?

Maylands Avenue
Hertfordshire
England

Posted on July 1, 2015
Coworkers, England, Insults, Interns & Temps, Names, Offers and requests, Questions

But You’re Certainly Correct about Her Gargantuan Gazongas

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

Posted on June 29, 2015
Bosses and Underlings, Interns & Temps, Michigan, Possible Sexual Harassment

Group Fax Is Surprisingly Popular in Minnesota

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

Posted on June 20, 2015
Bosses, Cubicles, Interns & Temps, Minnesota, Sexuality, Technology, Weirdness

Stick Some Batteries in That Sucker and It’ll Be Fine

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

Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted on June 19, 2015
Animals, Death, Default, Interns & Temps, North Carolina, Offers and requests, Questions, Receptionists, Weirdness

Or the Credit Card I Stole from Him, Anyway

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

Posted on June 5, 2015
Default, Family, Illinois, Interns & Temps, Sexuality, Weirdness

Tonight's Movie: Pride and Pralines

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

Posted on May 27, 2015
Arts, Interns & Temps, Meals and Snacks, New York, Weirdness, Wishes

Contributing to Domestic Abuse Is a Hoot and a Half

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