Coworker #1, watching tv: Oh my god! One-one-eleven!
Coworker #2: Yeah, and then eleven-eleven-eleven.
Coworker #1, shocked: When's that?
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Coworker #1, watching tv: Oh my god! One-one-eleven!
Coworker #2: Yeah, and then eleven-eleven-eleven.
Coworker #1, shocked: When's that?
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Female caseworker #1: It was so cute. The one kid wrote, “you are awesome.” but spelled it a-w-s-u-m.
Female caseworker #2, after pause: Wait… was that wrong?
Norristown, Pennsylvania
Employee #1: He made a big deal about some tiny mistakes I made in this one budget.
Employee #2: We sure as fuck don’t get paid enough to do no perfect work up in this bitch.
610 Wall Avenue
Pitcairn, Pennsylvania
Innocent female hospital coworker: What does “coitus” mean?
Devious male hospital coworker: Gee, I'm not sure, why don't you google it?
Innocent female hospital coworker: Okay, I'll check wikipedia. (does so, then screams and covers computer screen with both hands, averting her eyes)
Devious male hospital coworker, laughing hysterically: Is something wrong?
Innocent female hospital coworker, still covering screen: There are pictures!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Gerry
Supervisor to art director, while playing with digital camera: I am also deleting these photos, well–they should have been deleted a long time ago–but those ones of me on my knees.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coworker, ranting about the office copier: Guess what I have to do in five minutes. Get a “training” session on the 250 from Bob. Yeah, I know. If the 250 were a person, I would be its gynecologist, I know it so well! I have been into its regions and back, retrieving jammed paper!
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Living for Friday
Co-worker #1: It’s not always good to be the squeaky wheel.
Co-worker #2: Yeah, you really have to pick and choose your squeaky wheels.
833 Chestnut Street East
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Civil engineer: If cigarettes are bad for you, then why are they such big business? You wouldn’t be allowed to buy them if they killed you.
Environmental health and safety specialist: Do you ever pay attention to the words that come out of your mouth?
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: intern biologist
Worker #1: Did you know there was a midget in our building?
Worker #2: Hiding?
Worker #1: No, working on three, asshole.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Supervisor: Internet access appears to be back up.
Accountant: I don’t care; hurl yourself out the nearest window immediately.
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania