If You Have to Ask, You’ll Never Know

Guy #1: What’s “RedHat”?
Guy #2: That’s Linux.
Guy #1: The operating system?
Guy #2: Yeah, it’s just another name for it.
Guy #1: Like “Firefox”?

244 Wood Street
Lexington, Massachusetts

Posted on July 28, 2015
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Massachusetts, Technology

Go Go Gadget Homophobic Armor!

Male barista, startled by close stance of male trainees: Dude storm, dude storm!

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Posted on July 27, 2015
Employees, Massachusetts, Sexuality, Weirdness

Sometimes Our Submitters Are the Ugly Ones

Particularly unattractive coworker to the room: How do you spell “ugly”?

Medfield, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Y…O…

Posted on July 24, 2015
Coworkers, Massachusetts, Physical Appearance, Questions, Words

I Think I Just Did

Cube drone #1: Hey, Mike.
Cube drone #2: Yup?
Cube drone #1: How's it going?
Cube drone #2: Okay.
Cube drone #1: That project coming along okay?
Cube drone #2: Nope.
(silence)
Cube drone #1: You want to talk about it?

Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Kitty

Posted on July 24, 2015
Coworkers, Massachusetts, Questions, Weirdness, Wishes

9AM TGIF

Co-worker on phone: I have a trailer to be picked up…Yes, it is ready now. It’s in a parking lot. You know, where cars park.

33 Shaws Lane
Springfield, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Disgruntled Cube Tenant

Posted on July 19, 2015
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Geography & History, Massachusetts, Offers and requests, On the phone

Rebecca Finally Comes Out Of Her Shell.

HR, whispering: These are your nuts, but I am going to eat them…

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Posted on July 19, 2015
Body Parts, Human Resources, Massachusetts, Meals and Snacks, Possible Sexual Harassment, Words

Why I Started Eating Lunch in My Car

Employee #1: What the fuck. This sandwich is impossible.
Employee #2: It looks like a big, gaping vagina.
Employee #1: It’s like eating out a big vagina. Look! Chunks are falling off!
Employee #2: Your sandwich has an STD! Like hooker poon.
Employee #3, holding identical sandwich missing a single bite: Well, looks like I’m done. If anyone wants my dirty vagina sandwich you’re welcome to it. Thanks for the lunch convo.

Worcester, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Kathryn

Posted on July 16, 2015
Coworkers, Massachusetts, Meals and Snacks, Metro Northeast

This’ll Be Much Better Than Celeryfest

Male cube monkey #1: Are you excited about the spring dinner tomorrow?
Male cube monkey #2: Yeah man! It’s at a steakhouse.
Entire room: Steak! Steak! Steak! Steak!

Canal Park
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Posted on July 2, 2015
Coworkers, Cubicles, Default, Employees, Feelings, Massachusetts, Meals and Snacks, Questions

We Know, Kirstie Alley– We Know

Female coworker: I love a big one dipped in Nutella.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Posted on July 1, 2015
Body Parts, Coworkers, Massachusetts, Meals and Snacks

If I Say Yes, Will It Get Me to the Front Of the Line?

Hair stylist lady, picking up next client name and looking around waiting area filled with middle-aged men: Okay, I have to ask this. (reads from sheet) Paris?
(no response)
Hair stylist lady, reading again, even more incredulously: Peaches?

Supercuts
Boston, Massachusetts

Overheard by: Captain Craptacular

Posted on July 1, 2015
Employees, Massachusetts, Names, Questions