Old lady coworker, about four-year-old niece: I’m minding Lydia* tonight, so I thought I’d leave early to read the directions on the macaroni and cheese.
1500 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: it takes an hour
Old lady coworker, about four-year-old niece: I’m minding Lydia* tonight, so I thought I’d leave early to read the directions on the macaroni and cheese.
1500 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: it takes an hour
Gay coworker to straight coworker: Hey, look, it's my work husband–love you!
Columbia, Pennsylvania
50-something coworker: Oh, tell him your cross-dressing story!
20-something coworker: Which one?
50-something coworker: The one from the weekend!
20-something coworker: Oh, right!
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Good Weekend, Huh?
Manager: We really need to work on proper pronunciation on the phones. We really hear a lot of this, and it definitely needs to be improved. For instance: How do you say a-s-k? Anyone? (pause) You say “ask” not “axed”!
Employee: Well, who say dat?
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: office grunt #12
Frustrated coworker to outside vendor: I must have gotten the confused department, because they don't know what they're doing.
East Petersburg, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Michelle
Girl office worker, pointing to three-ring binder: Oh! You have a pretty purple one!
Male coworker: Go ahead and take it.
Girl office worker: Oh, it?s too small. I need a big pretty purple one.
Male coworker: Insert your own joke here.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sales director on phone: Geeze, people are after our chicken like crack. Our chicken is crack!
Ronks, Pennsylvania
Sole African American lady in office: Man! If she sticks her head any farther up the boss' ass, she'll look like me!
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Boss: This lady is coming at 4:30 to pick her labels. So call when they are ready.
Lackey: If she's coming at 4:30, why should I call her?
Boss: So she knows when they are ready. And call me too.
Lackey: So, do I call her or you?
Boss: Both of us.
Pennsylvania
Maintenance guy: It says you shouldn’t sleep with your dog… or your brother.
Route 447
Canadensis, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Mistro
