And Sometimes a Boob-Squeeze As a Holiday Bonus

Cashier to saleswoman holding a box of sweets: Hey! Why didn't I get a box of sweets?
Saleswoman: Because your title isn't “manager”. He gets a hug, and maybe a little pinch on the tushy.

Bedford, New York

Overheard by: Black Friday Shopper

Posted on August 19, 2017
Body Parts, Employees, Meals and Snacks, New York, Office Politics, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions, Sales

11AM System Implementation Meeting

Boss: It’s not so much fast-paced as it is boring.

2700 Westchester Avenue
Purchase, New York

Posted on August 15, 2017
Dumb Bosses, General Idiocy, New York

Roger Often Regrets Majoring in Basque in College

Loud girl: Aw shit, I'ma cock-block boo. She gon' get your ass.
Quiet guy in next cubicle, to himself: I am so confused by what goes on in this office sometimes.

South Ozone Park
Queens, New York

Overheard by: Charlie

Posted on August 3, 2017
Body Parts, Coworkers, Cubicles, Language barrier, New York, Relationships

Sure, Just Fill Out a Freudian Slip

Boss on cell: Is T&A an option? Uh… No, I meant “time and expense.” Is T&E an option?

New York City, New York

Overheard by: It's ALWAYS an option

Posted on August 1, 2017
Bosses, Compare and contrast, Default, New York, Offers and requests, On the phone, Questions, Words

Don't Act Like This Isn't in Your Job Description

Editor, about to show tv show to office before lay-off: Okay, are you ready?
Production assistant: Yeah, what am I looking for again?
Editor: Um, Pastease… Ass cracks and nipples.

Chappaqua, New York

Posted on July 24, 2017
Body Parts, Clothes, Employees, New York, Questions, Sexuality, Writers and Editors

Have You Tried Yoga?

Secretary, exasperated: Dennis's thing is just not fitting in my slot properly!

Melville, New York

Posted on June 21, 2017
Admins, Gripes, New York, Sexuality, Words

When 80s Nostalgia Goes Horribly Awry

Coworker: Is that a copy of Ted Nugent’s new book?
Boss: It is. He and his wife wrote it. Grill It and Kill It.
Coworker: Is that him on the cover? With his wife?
Boss: Yeah. She’s hot, isn’t she?
Coworker: She really is. Way to go, Nuge.
Boss: He must have started seeing her when he was in Damn Yankees. What was their song?
Coworker: “Can you take me high enough…”
Boss: Yeah. Those really were the days.

249 West 17th Street
New York, NY

Overheard by: Will Leitch

Posted on June 13, 2017
Dumb Bosses, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Gossip, New York

Gallery IT Guy: Goggles Are Not Art!

Art director #1: I need a picture of a Doublemint gum wrapper.
Art director #2: Just Google it.
Art director #1: Oh, okay… Hey, they blocked Google!
Art director #2: They didn’t block Google! I use it 30 times a day!
Art director #1: G-O-G-G-L-E?
Art director #2: … That’s ‘goggle.’

151 West 34th Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: risdchic