Interns & Temps

(fart noise, then microwave door closes and microwave starts, then a ding!)
Temp kid: Dude, what did he just microwave?

Northern Virginia

Overheard by: Mika

Office peon to returning temp: Hey Spencer*, good to see you. How come you came back?
Temp: Revenge.

Mississauga
Canadia

Intern to boss: Ya ever just wanna work with no pants on?

Royal Oak, Michigan

Coworker to intern: So do you want to have a two hour jam session? For Jesus!

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Overheard by: claire

Intern: What do we do if there's a fire? Meet somewhere outside…or…
Quasi-supervisor: Hide under your desk.

Cleveland, Ohio

Coworker (exchanging his stapler for absent coworker's stapler): My stapler is broken.
Intern: You're bad! Bad!
Coworker: Muahahaha! I am eeeevil!

New York City, New York

Overheard by: Hiding my stapler

Admin assistant: Can you get us these things from Starbucks? (hands list to intern)
Intern: Yeah. (pauses, looks at list) This one says “no milk”…do you think that means fat free”?
Admin assistant: Uh…

W 45th
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Actually, it said 2 percent.

Intern to resident artist: Is it “Helga's Pub” or “Helga's Lounge”?
Resident artist: It's “Helga's Pub.” It stopped being a lounge when they took down the picture of Eddie Rabbit.

Broad Street
Augusta, Georgia

French intern: Um, excuse me? What is “slut”?
Coworker: Heh…I would run that by your supervisor.

Watertown, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Rachael

Intern to girlfriend: Do you really have to be a slutty fire-lady?

Chigaco, Illinois