Director: Make me happy.
Systems administrator: Okay.
Director: Make me happy, but for under a hundred dollars.
Systems administrator: I'm walking away now.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Allison
Director: Make me happy.
Systems administrator: Okay.
Director: Make me happy, but for under a hundred dollars.
Systems administrator: I'm walking away now.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Allison
Supervisor: How are you doing today?
Peon: Okay, I guess. If the coffee doesn't kick in soon I may turn into some kind of fire-breathing hell beast.
Supervisor: (stares)
Peon: You can't stay and watch!
Supervisor: Fine.
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Can't look away…
Coworker #1: It won't mount. It's been three minutes.
Coworker #2: Three minutes… that ain't right. Want me to see if I can mount it faster?
Coworker #1: Yeah, have a go.
Coworker #2: I'm straight in.
Beverly, Massachusetts
Radiologist, dictating: The patient is an 80-year-old woman with a history of constipation. The films of the patient's abdomen are non-diagnostic, because there is a child in the way. Repeat films should be obtained to determine if the child is actually in the patient's abdomen or lying on the image plate behind her.
Lakeville, Massachusetts
Female CSR, holding potted plant: Jack*, can you feel this for me?
Male CSR, with back turned, joking: Sure, for $20!
Female CSR: Do you think it's moist enough?
Bedford, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Pegmeister
Customer: Do you sell anything that will take the finish off a tile?
Salesman #1: Yeah, I think we have something. Where's that Finnish stripper?
Salesman #2: Out back, next to the Swedish stripper.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Recruiter: Sir, you're being very argumentative.
Employee: No, I'm not!
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Billy
Female coworker: Does your water bottle say “beaver sports”?
Male coworker: Yes. Beaver sports has been in my life as long as I can remember.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Naive intern: Soo… Bob* from IT asked me if I wanted to go see Blue Man Group with him last week, and so I casually said I had plans with my boyfriend, to let him know I was spoken for, you know?
Office bitch: I'm sorry, I don't see the problem.
Naive intern: Well, ever since then he won't leave me alone and keeps asking me to hang out. Until I mentioned I had a boyfriend he wouldn't even talk to me!
Office bitch: Have you considered the possibility that maybe he just wants to be your friend?
Average worker: Woah! Look who got a soul for Christmas!
Woburn, Massachusetts
Overheard by: i got coal….
Coworker, on phone on other side of cubicle: No, no, you don't look like Barney. You look good.
Boston, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Now I've Got That Song In My Head
