It’s So Cold in Minneapolis That People Slaughter Dogs to Sleep In

Girl: I was in the meeting today and I thought to myself -hmm, I think I smell like carcass…

Parkplace and Gamble
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Overheard by: cubsicle

Posted on June 6, 2015
Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Health & Hygiene, Meetings, Minnesota, Places, Sensory Experiences, Weirdness

Antie Maim

Employee #1, on ant infestation: I noticed there were a few just walking around by themselves on my desk.
Employee #2: Those are scouts! Kill them or they’ll go back and tell the others the coast is clear, then you’ll have a rope of them!
Employee #1: I know, so I tried breaking the legs on one of them hoping he’d go back and tell the others not to come, it’s not safe, but all he did was walk around in circles on my desk, so I just smashed him.

Atlanta, Georgia

Overheard by: Employee #3

Posted on May 18, 2015
Death, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Georgia, Places

Is There a Shortcut for That?

Office girl #1: Is there a shortcut to delete something in excel?
Office girl #2: Just hit delete.
Office girl #1: Yeah but you know how Control-c is copy and Control-v is paste.
Office girl #2: Well there is an actual delete button.
Office girl #1: No, I know -I am just trying to save time.
Office girl #2: Well hitting two buttons is not going to be quicker than hitting one.
Office girl #1: I know -but it’s a shortcut, you know?
Office girl #2: Google it.

Corporate Pointe
Culver City, California

Overheard by: Lyn

Posted on May 15, 2015
Advice, California, Comebacks, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Places, Real Estate, Retail, Smart Employees, Technology, Wishes

The Quality-Control Spies Never Catch Anyone with This Question

Customer: Do you sell cards?
Hallmark employee: Yes. Yes, we do.

The Hallmark Store
Manhattan, Kansas

Overheard by: Fellow Hallmark Employee

Posted on May 11, 2015
Dumb Customers, Employees, General Idiocy, Kansas, Places, Questions

They Stopped Doing the Circular Because of the Weird Envelopes

Customer: Do you have a circular for this week?
Cashier: Uh, no. We don’t have those.
Customer: You don’t have a flyer advertising your weekly specials?
Cashier: Oh, you mean this?
Customer: Yeah! The circular. What I said.
Cashier: Ma’am, this is not a circular. This is a rectangle.

Target
Waldorf, Maryland

Overheard by: SeeNoSpeakNo