Receptionist on intercom: Can I go to the bathroom?
Supervisor: Uh…sure. Why would you ask me that?
Receptionist on intercom: Because you told me I should always ask you first if I was ever unsure of what to do in a situation.
Supervisor: Do you not know how to use the restroom?
Receptionist on intercom: Well, what if you tried to intercom me and I wasn’t around? What would–
Supervisor: Just go!
165 Nassau Boulevard
Garden City, New York
Office girl #1: I'm just a lot more corporate and sophisticated than you guys are. I wore corporate stocks at that hedge fund in Greenwich.
Office girl #2: You mean stockings, right?
Office girl #1: Right. And I bought them in tweed, so I didn't look like a slut.
Manhattan, New York
Project manager: I’m like herpes. I don’t go away.
New York City, New York
Editor: Is there any way this can technically be swept under a virtual rug?
Two Penn Plaza
New York, New York
Woman, very seriously: You need to start getting really depressed if you want to be funny.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: Rose Fox
Accountant using secretary's copier: Yeah, I guess you can slide in there and make a copy.
Partner, overhearing: Slide? The electric slide?
(secretary groans)
Partner: What, is that like the worst dance ever?
Secretary: Yeah. 'cuz at least the chicken dance is, like, fun.
Partner: That, and it makes sense, because y'know, that's how chickens dance! (demonstrates by flapping)
Manhattan, New York
Fashion editor: Our editors are not sneaker enthusiasts. It’s really hard for me to do a story saying this is the most important sneaker of our generation.
1166 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York
Coworker #1, introducing coworker #2: His favorite thing to do on the weekend is to be loose.
Coworker #2: Lazy, not loose!
Broadway & Canal
New York City, New York
Overheard by: office peon loves her new job
Suit: I don’t like movies with subtitles. You spend all your time reading instead of watching the movie.
Lady suit: Uh-huh.
Suit: Oh, I saw Wild Hogs this weekend. It was a hoot.
7 Hanover Square
New York, New York
