Let’s Go Get You Another Raise

Executive: Are you making jokes about my weight again?
Assistant: No, I always call you “The big g”. The “g” stands for “goodness”.

Avenue of the Americas
New York City, New York

Posted on July 30, 2015
Default, Diet & Weight, Employees, Executives, Names, New York, Questions, Words

1PM Lunch

Co-worker #1: I swear, you’d think we never eat the way we jump on the free food.
Co-worker #2: If it weren’t for work I don’t think I would eat.
Co-worker #1: Yeah, but I always forget and eat and then I have to eat again when it’s free.
Co-worker #2: Not me. I wait for it. But sometimes that’s bad, ’cause like, then one day I’ll be hungry and I’ll be all like, “Why didn’t you guys have a meeting today?!”

640 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Posted on July 29, 2015
Coworkers, Meals and Snacks, Meetings, New York, Questions, Time Management

That Guy's Always Getting a Raise

Lady #1, surprised after leaving meeting: Can you believe he was right about that?
Lady #2, angry: Ugh. No. Now I have to give him a blowjob.

New York City, New York

Overheard by: …Wants to be in that department

Posted on July 28, 2015
Employees, Meetings, New York, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions, Sexuality

“Your Directory” Is Her Nickname for the Dumpster Out Back

Office manager: Could you save this file somewhere in the system, please?
Receptionist: Where?
Office manager: Well, save it somewhere so that I could find it easily.
Receptionist, when manager leaves: Sure, bitch, I will do it, but don’t ask me if you can’t find it.
Office manager, returning: Excuse me?
Receptionist: Uh… I just said that I will save it in your directory, ma’am.

1250 Broadway
New York, New York

Overheard by: jullylully

Posted on July 27, 2015
Bosses, Default, Insults, Lies, New York, Offers and requests, Receptionists, Technology

If You Have Further Inquiries, Kindly Direct Them to That Brick Wall

Repair man: Hey, do you know anything about the broken ice machine on the 4th floor?
Doorman: Yeah, it needs to get fixed.

53rd & 7th
New York City, New York

Overheard by: fix the ice

Posted on July 27, 2015
Coworkers, Default, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, New York, Questions

Boss: Excellent! The Employees Have Become Self-Punishing

Clumsy coworker drops pile of files: Nobody look at me! I want to be alone!

1300 York Avenue
New York, New York

Overheard by: Jennifer

Posted on July 27, 2015
Coworkers, New York, Time Management

10AM Marketing Session

Co-worker #1: Are Abercrombie and Fitch catalogs homoerotic?
Co-worker #2: Oh my god. Totally!
Co-worker #1: But they aren’t gay, right?
Co-worker #2: What do you think homoerotic means?

584 Broadway
New York, NY