Coworker on phone: I don't remember…do your people all wear those rubber latex gloves?
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: Yikes! Who is she talking to?
Coworker on phone: I don't remember…do your people all wear those rubber latex gloves?
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: Yikes! Who is she talking to?
Manager to worker on phone with customer: Tell him we ain't got a monkey, and don't know when the stock's coming in.
Hemel Hempstead
England
Overheard by: Do we sell monkeys?
Lady screaming on cell in cubicle: And then I told him, “we are gonna go with that one!”
I know, it's like there's seven of us and we can't decide which nursing home to put mom in!
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Boss on phone: I dreamed about pork last night… Is that weird?
Adelaide
Australia
Brit at end of conference call: I’m so glad I don’t have to hear that bloody cow anymore.
Large chick: Uh…I’m still here and heard that.
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Mad Phat Pat
Phone rings in spare office
Employee answers: Mc-J Advertising.
Psycho/prank caller: I can’t take it anymore because of bitches like you!!
Employee hangs up phone. Phone rings again.
Employee: Mc-J Advertising.
Psycho/prank caller: You bitch! You make me want to kill myself! I can’t take it anymore!!
Employee: Sir, this is an advertising agency. If you want to advertise your suicide, we can help you with that. Otherwise, you have the wrong number.
205 Brazos
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Valeri Marquart
Sales rep on phone: I don’t want to go see that doctor. He misdiagnosed and killed my grandfather… But he is my neighbor… Okay, I’ll see him.
1600 Utica Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Overheard by: eric
Account tech, on two personal calls at once: Sorry, I was distracted by my work…
Peabody Drive
Champaign, Illinois
Admin on phone: That's not a problem, Brenda, I can do that for you now. (hangs up). Old hag!
Sydney
Australia
Overheard by: clare
Man on phone: Okay. (pause) Well, can I speak to your supervisor? (pause) Hello? Can I speak to your supervisor? (pause) What's your name? (pause) Nathan? Nathan who? (pause) You there? Nathan who? (pause) Okay. Well, do you have some sort of employee number? (pause) Hello? (pause) Why? Because you're a dickhead! You're a fucking idiot, mate! (hangs up, talks to employee) Well, that didn't work.
Melbourne
Australia
Overheard by: James
