Office worker: The paper coming out of the printer is really hot! It’s never been that hot before. Can we do something to cool it down?
Tech: Oh, I forgot! I put the summer paper in there! I’ll switch to the winter paper! Give me 10 minutes.
1700 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida
- Posted on November 20, 2023
- Dumb Employees, Florida, General Idiocy, Tech People, Technology
Analyst: Lehman Brothers called about the kegs order.
156 West 56th Street
New York, NY
- Posted on November 19, 2023
- Consultants, New York, Substance Use & Abuse
Nurse: Is there a reason that there’s a “no pregnant women” sign on that room? Because the patient in there is pregnant.
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Overheard by: Maude Lynne
- Posted on November 18, 2023
- Health & Hygiene, Medical, Michigan, Nurses, Questions
Lawyer: You need to learn how to be human. Be less perfect; you don’t have to be so precise about everything. Be less professional. Any questions?
Secretary: Yeah. Do you have a handbook for how to be human?
Lawyer: Oh, now you’re going to be a smartass.
701 5th Avenue
Seattle, Washington
- Posted on November 18, 2023
- Advice, Consultants, Washington
Girl: So Friday’s your last day?
Guy: Yeah, I’ll be working closer to home. I have an hour long drive to get here from my house.
Girl: Good thing you’ll be working closer to home. Traffic will suck your soul.
800 South Douglas Road
Coral Gables, Florida
- Posted on November 17, 2023
- Compliments, Coworkers, Florida, Geography & History, Gripes, Time Management
Tech on phone: Okay, go ahead and type in your password…Yep, just type it in…In the password field…Just type it…With your keyboard…Should be right in front of you… Has letters on it…Great!
3601 SW Murray Boulevard
Beaverton, Oregon
Overheard by: onebadwebmonkey
- Posted on November 17, 2023
- Advice, Compliments, General Idiocy, Oregon, Tech People, Technology
Employee #1: Wearing the pinstripe today, eh? Real banker-like.
Manager: Yeah, makes me work harder. But you should see me at 4:30. I’ll be wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and working the park.
Employee #1: Pardon?
Manager: I’ll be selling hot chocolate.
Employee #2: Is that your name there or the product you’ll be selling?
3 King Street S
Waterloo, Ontario
Canadia
Overheard by: SAM BRUNTON-LEWIS
- Posted on November 16, 2023
- Bosses and Underlings, Canadia, Meals and Snacks, Physical Appearance, Time Management
Designer: So I took the dead cat by the tail and chucked it over the fence and I thought, “Man. If the people at work could only see what a bumpkin I am.”
312 Plum Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
- Posted on November 16, 2023
- Death, Designers and Photographers, Health & Hygiene, Ohio, Words
Candidate: Do you have a listing of job openings?
HR Secretary: Yes, there is a list on the blue piece of paper on the table.
Candidate: Which one?
HR Secretary: The blue piece of paper.
Candidate: This one?
HR Secretary: Yes.
Candidate: I’m not qualified for any of these. Do you have any other positions open?
HR Secretary: Did you turn it over? There are more job listings on the back.
Candidate: Oh.
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, Connecticut
- Posted on November 15, 2023
- Advice, Connecticut, General Idiocy, Hiring & Firing, Human Resources, Interviewers/Interviewees, Questions
Co-worker #1: I can’t believe that they fired that temp.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, he wasn’t working very hard and he was goofing off.
Co-worker #1: That’s not very fair. By the way, do you have the new football pool sheet? I lost mine.
4950 College Boulevard
Leawood, Kansas
Overheard by: Ron Zinn
- Posted on November 14, 2023
- Coworkers, Gossip, Hiring & Firing, Kansas, Questions
