Um, Should It Be?

Lady worker on phone: So, is this a bring-your-own-rubber-chicken kind of party?

Coffee brewery corporate center
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Gryndyl

Posted on July 14, 2023
On the phone, Questions, Washington

Prompting a Special Delivery in the Mailboy’s Pants

Cube girl on phone: And I’m having a really bad day. I just licked an interoffice envelope.

New York, New York

Posted on July 13, 2023
Coworkers, Cubicles, Default, Gripes, New York, On the phone

Yes, Ask Him Why He Never Returns My Calls

Client on phone: May I talk to Mr. Ackerman*, please?
Receptionist: I’m sorry, but Mr. Ackerman doesn’t work here anymore. Would you like to leave a message?

Toledo, Ohio

Overheard by: jullylully

Posted on July 10, 2023
General Idiocy, Hiring & Firing, Ohio, On the phone, Questions, Receptionists

Everyone Bring Their Trenchcoats?

Manager: Okay, are we all here? Good. Let's flash Tom*. (picks up the phone and hits the star button)

Confernce Room
Boston, Massachusetts

Posted on July 7, 2023
Bosses, Massachusetts, Meetings, On the phone

And Make Sure the Kids Don’t Either

Harried mom coworker on phone: Oh, and stay off the roof, and don’t play with the sulfuric acid!

Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, Virginia

Overheard by: Next desk over

Posted on June 30, 2023
Advice, On the phone, Virginia

Talking Dirty Doesn’t Come Easy for Martha Stewart

Lady on phone: Girrrl, you done sound like an apple pie that’s been baked!

Evanston, Wyoming

Posted on June 27, 2023
Coworkers, Gripes, Meals and Snacks, On the phone, Strangers, Wyoming

Your Editors Were Shock-G-ed to See How Long Ago That Was

Business analyst on phone: Hey, what do you need? The name of the user guide? It's the digital one… No, the digital guide. You know, like Digital Underground, only without Tupac… No, biggie wasn't in Digital Underground… Humpty Hump was… No, the guy with the gold nose… Okay, it's “h”… “u”… “m”…

Chantilly, Virginia

Overheard by: CubeRat

Posted on June 18, 2023
Body Parts, Financial Folk, Music, On the phone, Physical Appearance, Questions, Technology, Virginia

I Just Unplug Their Cable

Coworker on phone to husband: We have to start hiding that camera from her. Yeah, yeah… You want me to beat her? Honey, I’m kidding! I’m just kidding! You know I never beat the kids.

14750 Miller Avenue
Fontana, California

Overheard by: Sara

Posted on June 16, 2023
California, On the phone, Parents, Violence

No Matter How Much MacGyver I Watched As a Kid

Frustrated lawyer on phone: I know they are engineers! But I cannot draft a contract using only Venn diagrams, mathematic equations and animé references!

Lamar Overland Park
Kansas

Overheard by: Needs A Drink

Posted on June 6, 2023
Default, Education, Gripes, Kansas, Lawyers, Nerds and Geeks, On the phone, Places

When a Vendor's Just Not That Into You

Female suit to vendor on phone: Oh my god, I've been calling you nonstop. I'm like a girl in a white dress at her wedding, and her groom isn't there, and she's been calling him for two hours. That's how I feel.

Union Square
New York City, New York

Overheard by: Julie

Posted on June 5, 2023
Compare and contrast, Feelings, New York, On the phone, Sales, Suits

On the phone

Your Editors Were Shock-G-ed to See How Long Ago That Was