9AM Back to Work

Foreign boss: [Cynthia], what are you eating?
Veronica: A breakfast burrito.
Foreign boss: Oh, no, [Cynthia]. You will never find a boyfriend.

350 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California

Overheard by: ben rosman

Posted on July 3, 2015
Advice, Bosses and Underlings, California, Cubicles, Diet & Weight, Meals and Snacks, Relationships, Threats

Lottery Board: Eeexcellent!

Customer: These ice cream cones and a hundred dollars in lotto tickets.
Store clerk: Okay, $106.39
Customer: What? These ice creams cost six dollars?! What a waste of money! No, I dont want them. What a waste. Seriously! No, no — just the lotto tickets.

Eastlake Mart
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: kallisti

Posted on July 3, 2015
Dumb Customers, Employees, General Idiocy, Gripes, Meals and Snacks, Money, Washington

Are My Eyes Open Yet?

Coworker to another, looking at tea in her cup: I think this has caffeine in it, it's called “Wake Up.”

Montpelier, Vermont

Overheard by: tam

Posted on July 2, 2015
Coworkers, Meals and Snacks, Names, Vermont

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

Try the Anisette Liqueur

Boy to mother: There isn’t any licorice here!

Liquor Store, 1322 West 3rd Avenue
Spokane, Washington

Overheard by: Eric

Posted on July 1, 2015
Kids, Meals and Snacks, Washington

That’s My Time!

Old lady, told class would run late: I have to get home and toss my husband’s salad!

Class erupts with laughter, and the boy next to her explains the innuendo.

Old lady: If I was going to lick his ass, I’d say so… But it isn’t something I’d do before dinner.

CCSN campus
Las Vegas, Nevada

Posted on June 30, 2015
Meals and Snacks, Nevada, Possible Sexual Harassment, Students, Time Management

Next Week, on Survivor!: Corporate America…

Desk rat: Oh… We’re out of coffee. (pause) I would rather kill everyone in this building than make a new batch.
(everyone turns to stare)
Desk rat: What? I didn’t say anything that you weren’t all thinking.

Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: Ren