When High-Concept Office Furniture Goes Too Far

Office drone #1, shouting over cubical wall: Have you been pegged?
Office drone #2: Apparently.

New Montgomery Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: McNasty

Posted on April 18, 2008
California, Coworkers, Cubicles, Employees, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions, Sexuality, Weirdness

Um. By That I Mean That I Wrote Myself a Reminder to Give You the Information You Requested.

Manager: Oh my god, I swear. You are on my ‘To Do’ list.
Designer: … Somebody get HR on the horn.

Route 1 South
West Windsor, New Jersey

Overheard by: the amazing copywriter

Posted on March 7, 2008
Bosses, Comebacks, Default, Designers and Photographers, New Jersey, Possible Sexual Harassment, Words

What? Glen Calls Them Hot All the Time.

Coworker #1, drinking with group: I’ve got two kids, a daughter and a son.
Coworker #2: Oh, yeah? I didn’t know that. Does Betty* have any kids?
Coworker #3: No. Glen* has kids, though.
Coworker #1: Who?
Coworker #3: You know, Glen — over there at the table across the room. He has two daughters. They came to the office a couple times. One’s about 12, and the other’s 15 or something like that.
Top executive: Yeah, and they’re pretty hot, too! [All three coworkers silent.] Uhhh… Healthy, I mean. Good kids.

Spirit of Seattle Argosy Cruise Ferry, Lake Union
Seattle, Washington

Overheard by: Why Can’t I Be Deaf?

Posted on February 29, 2008
Coworkers, Creepsters, Default, Family, Physical Appearance, Possible Sexual Harassment, Washington

Come Find Out for Yourself / Give It a Few Swings / Take a Few Whacks Yourself

New analyst to managing director, about golf club: Hey, is your shaft stiff?

51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York

Posted on February 20, 2008
Dumb Employees, New York, Possible Sexual Harassment, Questions

You Oughta See the Line at the ATM

Clerk #1: Oh, no, not again!
Clerk #2: What?
Clerk #1: This register! It keeps going down on me!

Gilroy, California

Overheard by: I didn’t know they had that feature

Posted on February 18, 2008
California, Dumb Employees, Possible Sexual Harassment

At Least He’d Support You

Designer #1: Ew.
Designer #2: What?
Designer #1: You know on my profile how I said I’d marry my bike if I could? I got an e-mail from a guy who says, ‘If you ever marry your bike, I want to be the seat.’

2001 Lind Avenue SW
Renton, Washington