Interns & Temps

Bitter intern to cheerful intern: Jeez, stop being so motivated and shit. The only thing I’m actively doing today is refraining from eating magic mushrooms at my desk.

Rockefeller Plaza
New York City, New York

Intern: I'd tap that.
Boss: What?!
Intern: I mean…I'd like to talk about mutual funds with that.

Boston, Massachusetts

Temp: I think if I were to have two daughters, I would name them “Armada” and “Militia.”

Wall Street
Manhattan, New York

Intern: You’d expect building 233 to be right next to 230, but 230 is, like, totally inside and 233 is totally, like, right here.

NASA Ames Research Center
California

Overheard by: shyinvisiblegirl

Temp: All the food here is good, especially the bacon. I mean, this is real bacon, not the kind you buy at the store.

Culinary school
Pasadena, California

Overheard by: I’m surrounded by idiots

Fellow intern: I think my goal for the next eight months in this company is to become a professional foosball player.

Yaletown
Canadia

Intern, about weekend: My favorite monk wasn’t in my meditation class, which was upsetting!

202 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, California

Intern #1: Sorry, I can't go out tonight. I have to get a tattoo.
Intern #2: Oh, what are you getting?
Intern #1: This proverb: “time wasted can never be reclaimed.”
Intern #2: That's deep.
Intern #1: Yeah, it was between that and a lollipop on my hand. But I did a Twitter poll and they voted on the proverb.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Hanly

PhD-level analyst: Oh, the copier is printing the whole five hundred pages of that report! I only want the first page! Stop, stop, stop! Why wont it stop?!
Temp: You have to actually press a button. It doesn’t work on voice command…

75 Washington Avenue
Portland, Maine

Overheard by: brian brinegar

Intern: Where’s will-call? I have to drop off tickets.
Security dude: Will Call? Who’s that? [Calls manager over] Manager chick: You’re looking for Will?

662 6th Avenue
New York, NY