Food service worker: And he was all reaching for them, like, “can I touch them?”
Maintenance worker: What?
Food service worker: Yeah! And I said, “no, you cannot touch them. Where I'm raised, you don't just go touch them.”
Maintenance worker: Yeah, you can't just reach out and grab them.
Food service worker: No! Well, he didn't speak much English, but I think he got the point.
St. Louis, Missouri
Overheard by: Trying not to smile
IT manager, asking about IT ticketing system: So, do either of you use heat often?
IT lady: I'm in heat a lot.
Kansas City, Missouri
Peon #1: Stella*, Jack* wants to know if you can come into his office.
Stella*: Sure.
Peon #2: Dun… Dun… Dun…
Peon #3: Just don't close the door.
Peon #1: And don't close your eyes.
Peon #2: And don't put anything in your mouth.
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: extremely good advice
Manager: Sarah*, why do you have all of those little baggies at your desk?
Sarah: Because you never know when someone will need one, or when we have those potlucks and people want to take things home, or try someone else's dish, or take it home to their kids…
Manager: Sarah, are you sure you're not dealing?
Sarah: Well, maybe I should…I do have a scale at my desk…
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: I'll buy some
Manager to new guy: Come here. I wanna show you something.
Secretary: Don't close your eyes, don't put out your hands, don't put anything in your mouth.
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: good advice
CFO, to no one in particular: What kind of rinky dink place is this?
Kansas City, Missouri
Analyst to another, about leftovers from office picnic: Did you grab your meat? Cause if you didn't, you're SOL.
Arnold, Missouri
Coworker to another: Isn't it funny how the smallest secretary in the office has the biggest box?
St. Louis, Missouri
Overheard by: ADP
Loud gay guy: I am out of cream, so I am really going nasty with the powder.
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: Cubicle Panda
Coworker, about teenager: He's un-pubertized.
Springfield, Missouri
