Philosophy

Suit on cell: So, my division is like an aborigine, and their division is like a rhinoceros.

Palo Alto, California

Overheard by: Spittake

Product manager: So, it’s a win-win situation, but without the wins.

70 East 55th Street
New York, New York

Admin assistant: I hear that Jay-Z and Beyoncé actually have an open relationship.
India-Indian boss: Well, it is no surprise since she does not want to get married.
Admin assistant: I guess you’re right.
India-Indian boss: I mean, why buy the milk when that cow is just outside?

685 3rd Avenue
New York, New York

Database admin #1: Well, this is a good place to work. You can really learn a lot here…
Database admin #2: Unlike a shop where everything’s automated and running smoothly — a place like that, something goes down, you just execute a stored procedure and you don’t have to know what it does.
Database admin #1: Yeah, you don’t want to work in a place where everything’s well-managed and actually works.
Database admin #2: Yeah! You won’t learn anything that way!

80 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida

Overheard by: The Nerd Whisperer

Boss: When, in the course of your life, you are traveling to the right you will find that you must take the toll road and pay your dues. There is no free road to the right.
Employee: Uh… Can I have my doughnut now?

Bountiful, Utah

Overheard by: tkt