But What About Outside Of Work?

Copywriter to purchasing manager: Why don't you celebrate birthdays?
Purchasing manager: I hate birthdays.
Copywriter: But that's how you celebrate life.
Purchasing manager: It's not the only way to celebrate life.
Copywriter: Well, how do you celebrate life?
Purchasing manager, emphasizing through gesture: Masturbate.

Sex Toy Company
Las Vegas, Nevada

Overheard by: Looks Like Diva

Posted on March 7, 2015
Age and ageing, Bosses and Underlings, Nevada, Questions, Sexuality

Life Hasn't Been the Same Since We Started Watching Porn at Work

Office girl: Are you looking for something to unscrew?
Guy holding drill: No, the reverse.

Rocklin, California

Posted on March 6, 2015
California, Coworkers, Questions, Sexuality

I'm Losing Interest in This Conversation

Yuppie #1 : Yeah, so my buddy is a trader at RBC.
Yuppie #2 : Royal Bank of Scotland?

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Jack

Posted on March 6, 2015
Friends, General Idiocy, Names, New York, Questions

I Do the Checking-out Here, Sir

Older gentleman with thick Slavic accent, leaning over counter towards male cashier: Oh, those are niiice pants.
Cashier, cheeks reddening: Um, excuse me?
Older gentleman: I don't speak English so good. I am European. Your trousers, they are good. How much?

Wal-Mart
Mountain View, California

Overheard by: lith

Posted on March 6, 2015
California, Clothes, Customers, Employees, Language barrier, Money, Physical Appearance, Questions

To Work in HR Is to Be Judgmental, Dear Reader

HR girl #1: Did you hear? Mike* is dating a 17 year old. In high school!
HR girl #2: How old is he?
HR girl #3: 24! That's not right. I used to have respect for him because he works with cancer patients, but I don't anymore.

Manhattan, New York

Overheard by: Daniel

Posted on March 6, 2015
Feelings, Human Resources, New York, Questions, Relationships, Sexuality

Or Since He Hated the Old Man, Maybe Toxic Waste Disposal

Accountant: The boss is charging all his personal expenses to the firm. We'll have to use a little creative camouflaging to make them look like office expenses.
Trainee: How do we show his father's funeral coffin?
Accountant: Packaging & forwarding?

Garden Square
Panjim
India

Overheard by: Paige Turner

Posted on March 6, 2015
Asia, Death, Default, Financial Folk, Interns & Temps, Money, Questions, Words

We Edited Out the Offensive Sign Language

Designer: So, David*, what are you doing tonight?
Deaf box office manager: I’m-on-eh-leh.
Designer: Oh, you’re going to get laid?
(deaf box office manager nods)
Designer: Well, that’s nice.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Posted on March 5, 2015
Compliments, Coworkers, Default, Designers and Photographers, Florida, Questions, Sexuality, Words

For Instance, Amy Was the Sluttiest Of the Little Women.

Coworker #1: What else would you have been called?
Coworker #2: I was supposed to be Amy if I was a girl.
Coworker #1: Really?
Coworker #2: Yeah. I would've been a real little slut too.

Sydney
Australia

Overheard by: ttg