10AM Translation Services

Engineeron phone to production guy: Let me call you back. I might have someone check the Mandarin label for correctness.
. . .
Engineer on phone to production guy: Yeah, Pei* can come by tomorrow at 8:00am to check the label. Is that OK?
Production guy: No.
Engineer: Oh, is that a problem?
Production guy: Yeah, there are a lot of much better looking Chinese girls in the building.
Engineer: Uh…You are on speaker phone.
Three-second silence.
Production guy: Well uh yeah, that should be fine.

800 Beaty Street
Davidson, North Carolina

Posted on October 27, 2017
Engineers, General Idiocy, Language barrier, North Carolina, Physical Appearance, Possible Sexual Harassment, Southeast

Tonight on SportsChat: Wankers Talk Wanking

Designer: Gosh, I just hate when you’re watching a porn and they cut to the guy’s face. It’s always such an unfortunate time. I should write a letter of complaint.
IT guy: Yeah, if you only had a free hand.

Leverington Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: JB

Posted on October 25, 2017
Designers and Photographers, Pennsylvania, Possible Sexual Harassment, Tech People

Only the Ones With Hearing Aids

Two nursing assistants were feeding old men at the home.

Nursing assistant #1: Wow, you’re a really awesome chewer.
Nursing assistant #2: I bet you say that to all the guys.

694 Isaac Prugh Way
Kettering, Ohio

Posted on October 23, 2017
Insults, Meals and Snacks, Medical, Nurses, Ohio, Possible Sexual Harassment

Note to Self: Buy Chapstick ASAP

Manager: Come here, I've got a job for you.
Employee: I've got a job for you, too. (pause) And bring some chapstick, I don't like the lips to chafe.

Carrboro, North Carolina

Overheard by: Pizza girl

Posted on October 1, 2017
Body Parts, Bosses and Underlings, North Carolina, Possible Sexual Harassment, Sensory Experiences, Sexuality

That Was Unworthy of You, Betty

HR rep to coworker: I could, like, totally get a raise if I slept with him.
Coworker: Haven't you already?

Leavenworth, Kansas

Posted on September 11, 2017
Comebacks, Coworkers, Human Resources, Kansas, Possible Sexual Harassment, Sexuality

…But Think Of It As an Investment in Your Future.

Doctor, on conference call: I might be teaching you to suck eggs…

Alexandria, Virginia

Posted on August 30, 2017
Doctors, Education, Meals and Snacks, On the phone, Possible Sexual Harassment, Sensory Experiences, Sexuality, Virginia

Bringing the Grand Total to Three

Young, blonde female: Um, wow, I just cracked my spine and grew, like, an inch.
Male supervisor: Yeah, I just grew, like, an inch watching you.

3rd Street and Colorado Street
Austin, Texas

Overheard by: Miss Informed

Posted on August 29, 2017
Bosses and Underlings, Possible Sexual Harassment, Texas

And Sometimes a Boob-Squeeze As a Holiday Bonus

Cashier to saleswoman holding a box of sweets: Hey! Why didn't I get a box of sweets?
Saleswoman: Because your title isn't “manager”. He gets a hug, and maybe a little pinch on the tushy.

Bedford, New York

Overheard by: Black Friday Shopper