Employee #1: I am very observational.
Employee #2: You mean “observant.”
Employee #1: No, I mean I notice everything that goes on in this office.
Rochester, New York
Overheard by: Stephanie Wells
Employee #1: I am very observational.
Employee #2: You mean “observant.”
Employee #1: No, I mean I notice everything that goes on in this office.
Rochester, New York
Overheard by: Stephanie Wells
Coworker, about performance reviews: That's where the managers are. In the conference room with their people, doing it.
Tacoma, Washington
Overheard by: Wish I was a manager
Office drone: Ahhh… patronization and condescension… Refuge of the insecure and stupid. (hopeless manager enter room) Why, hello John!
Hopeless manager: Who are you talking about?
Office drone, brightly: No-one!
Canberra
Australia
Overheard by: Propaganda machine
Gangsta office administrator #1: Yo, where'd you put those envelopes, yo?
Gangsta office administrator #2: Yo, I don't know, yo… Look above ya head!
Manhattan, New York
Team leader to claims adjuster: You know what? Sometimes you just gotta go in there, bend over and say “here, John*, just take me.”
Brentwood, Tennessee
Coworker: It doesn't have to work, we just have to do something!
Manhattan, New York
Coworker #1: Could you let me out of the office?
Coworker #2: You didn't bring your entrance card?
Coworker #1: No, and I'm not sure how I got in.
Stockholm
Sweden
Overheard by: Johan
Admin to staff in morning staff meeting: Maybe I should just send the entire calendar so you all know the due dates for the entire year and can plan ahead.
Boss: Huh! An informed staff. That's an idea…
Indianapolis, Indiana
Boss to peon: I think you should be in charge of figuring this out so we can blame you if it all blows up.
Peon: I'm not really comfortable with that approach.
Boss: I think you should learn to work with a lesser degree of comfort.
Washington, DC
Manager: Yeah, I called the bank to get our change ready, but half the time you call them and it's not ready when we get there!
Coworker: Isn't that like what we do, though?
Pizza Place
Portland, Oregon
Overheard by: Lola
