Office grunt: These days if you don’t find your passion as a kid you’ll end up a drug addict.
250 West 54th Street
New York, New York
Overheard by: jillysays
Office grunt: These days if you don’t find your passion as a kid you’ll end up a drug addict.
250 West 54th Street
New York, New York
Overheard by: jillysays
Cashier to another: Most of our customers are dumber than dirt, and they've got guns.
New York City, New York
Overheard by: Locked & Loaded
Nurse to patient after pregnancy test: Congratulations on your new arrival. Are you excited?
Patient: Yeah. I’m just in shock. I mean, I can’t believe my sister is going to be an aunt!
616 Court Street
Brooklyn, New York
Overheard by: Vicky
British receptionist, over intercom: I just found a water bottle in the toilet. If it's yours please come to the front desk to get it. (a moment later) No, the water bottle was not literally in the toilet.
Manhattan, New York
Office lady #1: I need a haircut like I need a hole in the head!
Office lady #2: Me too! I'm going to get one right now!
Office lady #1: Hey, so am I!
Ithaca, New York
Overheard by: i heart cubicles
Male coworker: Did you get a haircut?
Female coworker: No, I showered.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: erak
Supervisor: This was supposed to be done hours ago, what is taking so long?
Employee: I was too busy working on my resume so I can get a better job.
Park Avenue
New York City, New York
Boss: Why don’t I just shove a sock down your throat to shut you up?
Secretary: Yeah that’s fine, just make sure it’s not the sock you stuff your pants with!
Company Office
Fort Drum, New York
Interviewer: Are you persuasive?
Candidate: I call it force of personality. Like, I read people and
then I get them to do things by acting different ways. Like some people, I yell at them. I’m not mean but I yell at them. But like my boss, I can’t yell at him.
Interviewer:Because he’s your boss?
Candidate: No. He does better if I do like, a little girl act. You know? Like, “Oh please.”
Interviewer: Um, okay. So, who is your favorite designer?…This isn’t a trick question. I just want to know.
Candidate: My favorite designer is United Colors of Benetton.
721 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Overheard by: mean girls
Boss: Just because I don’t wear my clothes to work doesn’t mean I don’t have them.
55 Elk Street
Albany, New York
Overheard by: clothed employee
