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Secular Muslim salesgirl #1: What do you think of what I am wearing?
Secular Muslim salesgirl #2: I'm glad you asked, it's bizarre. Why are you wearing such a short skirt? It's winter! And is that shirt actually lingerie? And why are you wearing a veil? Especially with all this? I've never seen you wear a veil!
Secular Muslim salesgirl #1: My grandmother put glue in my shampoo bottle to try to force me to cover my hair and dress more conservatively. I didn't have time to fix it. I had to wear a veil. And the rest… well, I couldn't let her win.

Clothing Store
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on March 26, 2023
Clothes, Europe, Family, Medical, Questions, Religion, Sales, Weirdness

1PM Lunch

Suit #1: So how have you been lately?
Suit #2: Eh, you know, overworked.
Suit #1: Yeah, same here…By the way, nice tan you’ve got there.
Suit #2: Thanks, you too.

590 Madison Avenue
New York, NY

Posted on March 25, 2023
Coworkers, New York, Questions, Suits, Time Management, Vacation

They Smell Like Victory!

Asian coworker, looking up abruptly: You know that smell that you get in your nose when you're done smelling something? I smell meatballs.

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Posted on March 24, 2023
Body Parts, Coworkers, Insults, Meals and Snacks, Minnesota, Questions

Is Body Size the Last Acceptable Prejudice? Discuss.

Coworker: Dude, what's the best Chinese place for lunch?
Overweight secretary: Ruby Foo's, just below us!
Coworker: Thanks! (aside) See, the whale's good for something.

Manhattan, New York

Posted on March 24, 2023
Admins, Animals, Comebacks, Compare and contrast, Coworkers, Insults, Meals and Snacks, New York, Questions

…At Length, If Necessary

Manager: So Mike* is leaving.
Office peon #1: Will anyone notice? What does he do, anyway?
Office peon #2: He's a fluffer.
Office peon #1: What?!
Office peon #2: What? He, y'know, fluffs out his job so it looks like he's doing more than he is.
Manager to office peon #1: After the meeting, you explain.

Brisbane
Australia

Overheard by: EarleyDaysYet

Posted on March 23, 2023
Australia, Bosses and Underlings, Meetings, Office Politics, Questions, Words

11AM Meeting with NJ Branch Folks

Co-worker on phone: When you get out of the subway station start walking North–
Manager: Don’t tell them that…your North is different from my North and it’s a tarantula downpour outside. You don’t want them walking the wrong way in the rain.
Co-worker: Everyone’s North is the same and it’s torrential downpour.
Manager: Everyone’s North is the same? I always get my Norths mixed up.

535 8th Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: Angie Rowe

Posted on March 22, 2023
Advice, Coworkers, Dumb Bosses, General Idiocy, New York, Questions, Words

2PM Schedule Beginner MSOffice Classes

Purchasing: Hey, can we print from Word?
Marketing: Ah…What?

2801 Red Lion Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posted on March 19, 2023
Coworkers, Financial Folk, General Idiocy, Pennsylvania, Questions, Technology

If There Are Complications, You Get a Set of Steak Knives

Patient: Do you offer any discounts if this is my second surgery?
Receptionist: Sure, we can throw in a free appendectomy or colonoscopy… Your choice.

Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida