Tech People

Pharm tech, counting out RX: These pills smell like pills. (pharmacist sighs)

San Antonio, Texas

Overheard by: PharmD

Biotech girl #1: I really need to make my paper more sexy, so any comments you have will help.
Biotech girl #2: But I'm not a sexy person, I don't know how much help I'll be.
Biotech girl #1: Oh no, you're a very sexy person! You've written for tons of sexy journals.

Carl Icahn Laboratory
Princeton, New Jersey

Overheard by: FileTransferer

Tech guy: And then you hit CTRL+P to finish processing the claim.
Coworker: But it's not letting me CTRL+P. Why can't I control my p?

Victoria
Canadia

IT server guy on cell: Yeah, it'll get really huge, and it'll stay like that for awhile…

Santa Clara, California

Overheard by: braingauis

Data geek #1: Do they massage the data before they give it the clients?
Data geek #2: Oh, we massage it like it's Kobe beef.

Salt Lake City, Utah

Repair tech: My customer just called in and told me that his trans-vaginal probe is vibrating.
Cube dweller: And that's a problem because…?

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Tech on phone: Hello, sir, I’m calling to– Yes, hello, this is Aaron* from– Yes, hello, I’m calling to verify an order you placed wi– Don’t say ‘hello’ again! I know you can hear me!

216 Mitch Lane
Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Luddite sales manager: What's “SSL”?
Lead developer: “Secure Socket Layer.” It's a…
Marketing manager, listening to iPod: Who's an insecure soccer player?

Software Company
Auckland
New Zealand

Overheard by: Kiwibloke

Biotech guy: Before you kill it, can I have the germplasm that is causing the issue?

St. Louis, Missouri

Tech: I came home last night and my right ass was killing me! I had to sit on my left ass!

Austin, Texas

Overheard by: Server-tron