10AM Clarification Memo

Coworker: Derek’s* married? To a WOMAN?!

165 West 46th Street
New York, New York

Overheard by: Beth

Posted on June 24, 2016
Dumb Employees, General Idiocy, Insults, New York, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions, Relationships, Sexuality

Puppetry Of the Penis Auditions Were a Gruelling Affair

Boss to underling: Let me pull my package back out so it is in front of me.

Black Diamond, Washington

Posted on June 6, 2016
Body Parts, Bosses and Underlings, Possible Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Washington

You Know That Special Feeling You Get Just Before You Throw Up?

Young office dude: Did you see that I called you, like 40 times?
Young office chick: Yeah, I saw that I had stalker calls and it made me feel really special.

San Rafael, California

Posted on February 20, 2016
California, Coworkers, Cubicles, Default, Feelings, On the phone, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions

Her Resume Comes with a Centerfold

Boss: Did you talk to that girl Rachel*?
Male employee on phone: Yes, I have her resume in front of me now.
Boss: She’s very pretty… she has big boobs.
Male employee on phone: Really.
Boss: Something to think about.

6671 Eastland Road
Cleveland, Ohio

Overheard by: melessa

Posted on January 26, 2016
Body Parts, Bosses, Compliments, Employees, Hiring & Firing, Ohio, Possible Sexual Harassment

Do I Need to Explain “Humpday” to You Again?

HR: So maybe I can do all three of you in the morning.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Posted on January 26, 2016
Human Resources, Massachusetts, Offers and requests, Possible Sexual Harassment, Time Management, Weirdness

Wow, That’s the Biggest Subpoena I’ve Ever Seen

Loud female lawyer: I’ll show you yours if you show me mine! Wait, the other way around…

Evanston, Illinois

Overheard by: cubicle across the hall

Posted on January 23, 2016
Executives, Illinois, Possible Sexual Harassment

11AM Handle Employee Complaints

Boss: Why hasn’t the mail come in yet?
HR: We have a new postal carrier and she hasn’t come in yet.
Boss: Is she nice looking?
HR: Well, she’s inconsistent. Sometimes she delivers at 2:30, sometimes it’s 1:00.
Boss: What has that got to do with how she looks?
HR: It doesn’t. Welcome to HR.

81 Apsley Street
Hudson, Massachusetts

Posted on January 20, 2016
Bosses, Comebacks, Gripes, Human Resources, Massachusetts, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions, Time Management

How to Get a Carrot onto a Plane

Female employee: Can I stick my hand in there without getting HIV?
Male employee: Yeah, but you might pull out a carrot or two.

Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC

Overheard by: Cube around the corner

Posted on January 6, 2016
DC and Mid-Atlantic, Meals and Snacks, Possible Sexual Harassment

I Think You’ll Like the Results

Boss : What is that red thing on top of a rooster’s head called? I can’t find a description anywhere on the Internet.
Employee: Just Google ‘cock’ and ‘diagram.’

Bloomington, Indiana

Overheard by: Sailorette

Posted on December 30, 2015
Bosses and Underlings, Indiana, Midwest, Possible Sexual Harassment, United States

Well, My Body Has Pen Pals

Korean teacher: Do you have a boyfriend?
English teacher: No.
Korean teacher: Don’t you get lonely?
English teacher: Not really.
Korean teacher: Doesn’t your… body get lonely?
English teacher: Did you really just say that?
Korean teacher: I’m not sexually harassing you! My English just isn’t good!

Sacheon
South Korea

Posted on December 4, 2015
Possible Sexual Harassment, South Korea, Teachers

Possible Sexual Harassment