Office Politics

Lady Executive: I don’t even want to hear from you, Stewart. You know you fucked me on that paper deal. You fucked me hard and you didn’t even kiss me.

2233 King Drive
Chicago, Illinois

Overheard by: Next Big Thing

Office worker: Wow, I almost finished something today!

San Rafael, California

Underling: So do I submit my yearly review to you or Robert?
Boss: Why are you being so anal about the reviews? They don't matter anyway.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Coworker: I need to order some more super sticky notes. This is how much they cost. Okay to order?
Boss lady: What do we use these for?
Coworker: Labeling crates. We need super sticky notes because regular post-its don't stay.
Boss lady: How much for regular post-its and tape?
Coworker: (silence)

Cincinnati, Ohio

Boss: I really want us to go the whole 11 yards on this.
Employees: [Silence.]Boss: Oh, sorry! Twelve. We need to go the whole 12 yards.

3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Overheard by: LabCat

Salesperson: They don’t have to know what they want. They just have to tell me what they want.

2299 Ridge Road
Greenville, South Carolina

Overheard by: dying a slow death

Project manager: So, when Janet* gets it from both sides next week… Do you think that is what Craig* and Barbara* really want?

Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: The Quiet Consultant

Student: Hi! I need to get a list of course requirements so I can fill out this form, please.
Receptionist: Okay, we’ll just need a copy of the form first.
Student: But I need the requirements to fill out the form…
Receptionist: I’m sorry, we don’t work in hypotheticals.
Student: Um… okay… What was it in the past?
Receptionist: We don’t file them that way. We’ll need a copy of the form.
Student: So you need this form filled out so you can give me the list that I need to fill out the form?
Receptionist: Yes!

Dunster Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Executive: Our new company motto is “Fuck it!” Can we put it on our website?

1777 North California Boulevard
Walnut Creek, California

Supervisor #1: I mean, humans are the only ones that are supposed to be having interspecies sex, and even then, I don’t think that we should be.
Supervisor #2: Ew.
Supervisor #3: But that’d probably get you promoted here.

473 Ridge Road
Dayton, New Jersey

Overheard by: office peon