Office Politics

HR clerk on phone: Yes, it is true that flip-flops are prohibited by the company dress code… No, the addition of duct tape will not qualify flip-flops as closed-toe shoes.

5760 Highway 80
Pearl, Mississippi

Overheard by: Brain Dancing

Coder #1: I just can’t work in these pants!
Coder #2, raising hand: Seconded!
Boss #1: No! Motion fails!
Boss #2: Indeed — pants remain a workplace requirement!

7255 East Hampton Avenue
Mesa, Arizona

Overheard by: Chris Cardinal

Communications manager to public relations specialist about sex toy ban in Alabama: Well, we really can’t control the situation if someone chooses to take one of our novelty items and stimulate their genitals with it.

Sex toy company
Virginia

Overheard by: Sex Writer Goddess

Lawyer: No, no, men can’t touch women, but women can touch men.
Paralegal: Oh, okay. Didn’t know.
Lawyer: Yeah, but whatever.

Law office
Arlington, Virginia

Overheard by: Pointless Temp

Boss: The nice thing is, we’re no longer people who care!

202 West 1st Street
Los Angeles, California