Massachusetts

Worker: I ordered the 7 inch folders.
Boss: We don’t need 7 inches; that’s big.
Worker: 7 inches isn’t big at all, it’s really small.

975 Merriam Avenue
Leominster, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Crystal Geslak

Manager: I've got number one done and now I've just got to work on number two. Number two is a bit trickier, though, so it's going to be at least another 15/20 minutes.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Coworker, about inappropriate supervisor: It's like working in the geriatric Jersey Shore.

College
Massachusetts

Crotchety old engineer: That's the best-looking hermaphrodite I ever saw!

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Conservative Italian Stallion

Coworker #1: I had two gallstones removed years ago, and I kept them. I want to get them made into earrings for my wife.
Coworker #2: But that's creepy. What if she doesn't want to wear them?
Coworker #1: If she really loved me, she would!

Norwood Park South
Norwood, Massachusetts

Manager: These monitors that you are getting rid of; are they any good?
Tech: They are a little fuzzy.
Manager: “A little fuzzy”? What’s “a little fuzzy”?
Tech: You know, like a hamster.

90 Sherman Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Boss: Your job isn’t to solve problems; your job is to find solutions.

117 South Street
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Guido Sarducci

Intern #1: I need to talk to you, there is an issue with a drop-down menu.
Boss: You are like the problem child I never wanted!
Intern #2: What about me?
Boss: You know a lot about alcohol.

Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Manager: Well, you must have felt the body when you ran over it.
Employee with foreign accent: I did not feel it.
Manager: You didn’t feel a thump?
Employee with foreign accent: I thought I was dragging a trash bag.

Harborside Drive
East Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Addababy Itsaboy

Woman #1: He had such a big penis.
Woman #2: Oh my God, that is so hot. Did you hear about Richard*?
Woman #1: But he is a subordinate! I am not cheating on my husband with a subordinate. It feels more guilty that way. At least I feel like I’m gaining more than pleasure from sleeping with the exec.

Main Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts