Cashier #1: I don’t understand why people act like such assholes to us, you know?
Cashier #2: Because they know we can’t say anything back.
Cashier #1: But… for all they know we could be mentally unbalanced and one little comment from them could send us over the edge, and we could get their addresses and hack them into pieces one night.
Cashier #2: I’m telling my mama not to go through your line no more, you crazy bitch.
Grocery store
Farmville, North Carolina
Overheard by: MB
Assistant checking weather online: Ohhh! Derek* got 12 inches yesterday!
Cube rat: I’m sorry, what did you say?
Assistant: He got 12 inches!
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Temp at day’s end finding her car’s been running since lunch: Oh, my! I must have forgotten again!
Sweeten Creek Road
Asheville, North Carolina
Sales guy: What are you two up to?
Systems admin: Nothing. We’re being facetious.
Sales chick: Wow, that’s a big word for Erin*. I’m not sure she used it correctly, though.
Sales guy: We’ll give her an A for effort, though.
Systems admin, skipping: I said ‘facetious,’ I said ‘facetious’!
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Director: I guess he was too busy measuring gonads. That’s what he does — measures gonads.
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
Overheard by: How big are they?
Drone #1: I hate moving. My stuff’s everywhere. I’m living in squalor!
Drone #2: I don’t know where that is.
Glen Lake Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: sladeripfire
Early bird #1: Our system is down.
Early bird #2: Crap. Well, that’s okay. I really didn’t feel like doing anything today, anyway.
Early bird #1: I guess maybe around eight someone in corporate will come in and get us rollin’.
Early bird #2: I don’t think they get in until 8:45.
Early bird #1: I guess we just hang out, then!
Early bird #2, going to cubicle: Actually, it’s Friday, so we probably won’t hear anything from corporate until after nine… At least we have the Internet! Wait! Oh my god, do we have the Internet?!
Early bird #1: Yup, already checked. Internet is up!
Early bird #2: We’re good, then.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
New art director: This product line is called Madrid, right?
Creative director: Yes.
New art director: So why do you want me to look for images of the south of France?
Creative director: Isn’t Madrid on the coast of France?
325 Model Farm Road
High Point, North Carolina
Overheard by: I could find that on a map
Female coworker: Paul*, did you stick your finger in the machine last night?
Macon Avenue
Asheville, North Carolina
Tech #1: Phew! I just spent hours grabbing screenshots to show the manager what I’ve been doing.
Tech #2: Umm… You know he’s blind, right?
Tech #1: So… I should send a note instead?
Charlotte, North Carolina
Overheard by: Not involved – really!
