Tech People

Tech steward: Daniel Radcliffe — I’d rob that cradle.
Receptionists: Ewww!
Tech steward: Whatever. He’s legal in Britain.

22nd and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overheard by: Emily G

Tech: When you open a Ziploc to find a severed hand…

Owings Mills, Maryland

Tech #1: Phew! I just spent hours grabbing screenshots to show the manager what I’ve been doing.
Tech #2: Umm… You know he’s blind, right?
Tech #1: So… I should send a note instead?

Charlotte, North Carolina

Overheard by: Not involved – really!

IT guy: Pretty much everyone who works here is either a computer geek or a pedophile.
HR lady walking by: Hey, I’m not a computer geek.

Richmond Hill
Ontario
Canadia

Tech #1: Have you read the email from the project managers?
Tech #2: Yes, I have. Would you like to create the reply?
Tech #1: Are you asking me to flush out the stupid?

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Tech guy: Yeah, Betty* left a Post-it at my desk because her computer was broken — it wouldn’t turn on, but then when I got there it seemed to be fine.
HR rep: Oh, she actually came to me about it so I just left the Post-it for her just in case, but I’m pretty sure the reason it wouldn’t turn on was because she was pressing the big round Dell symbol instead of the start button.

5700 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: I can turn on my computer

IT guy #1: Oops, I dropped my banana.
IT guy #2: Well, that’s the great thing about peelable fruit — the inside is safe.
IT guy #1: Yeah, you can put it anywhere.

555 W 112th Avenue
Northglenn, Colorado

Hardware tech #1: He probably covered the screwdriver in vaseline and lit it on fire.
Hardware tech #2: Actually, it was a woman. I mean, how dangerous can a woman with a screwdriver be?

460 Hillside Street
Needham, Massachusetts

Overheard by: S. Griffin

Accounts payable tech: It’s the letter eight. I mean the number eight.

6430 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle
Denver, Colorado

Maintenance tech #1: Animal Control is on the way to remove the dead skunk carcass. I’ll let you know when they get here.
Maintenance tech #2: Uh, go ahead and call them back and tell them not to come. We checked it out and it’s a used banana peel.
Maintenance tech #1: Ten-four.

6400 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas

Overheard by: Shaking Head