Control room guy: I’m sorry, but if you get a hard-on from another guy, YOU’RE GAY. You can’t just say you were just acting. DeNiro couldn’t even act that well.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Control room guy: I’m sorry, but if you get a hard-on from another guy, YOU’RE GAY. You can’t just say you were just acting. DeNiro couldn’t even act that well.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Wireless tech support: Could you pull the battery from the phone?
Customer: I didn't realize these things had batteries.
Millbury, Massachusetts
Admin: So at home I have the CD writer installed but it’s just not working–
IT guy: Okay, you’re all fixed up…and good luck with your burning problem.
238 Bedford Street
Lexington, Massachusetts
Overheard by: Sandy
Oblivious sales rep to gay tech: Do you know how lucky you are, the only guy in here with all these women?
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Guy with monitor: You need anything else moved into your office?
Other guy: No, but you’re my IT bitch so I’ll call you when I need something.
525 W. Van Buren Street
Chicago, Illinois
IT manager: What is the plan for the internal server deployment?
IT drone: We are going to the client on Monday to stand up the server.
IT manager: You promised me a plan by 5/1. Where is it?
IT drone: The plan is that we will go to the client on Monday and do the work.
IT manager: You understand, I need a plan. When can you get it to me?
Washington, DC
Visiting IT guy: You want some crack? Oh, I can get you some crack. You should have said something, I was at Pawley’s Island this weekend and had a boatload.
Assistant: Hmm, and you are on crack now. I see your hands are not shaking from withdrawal. Get out of my cubicle.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Software developer, after running a successful test: Boo-yah! I’m not dumb! I may not know what 12 minus 5 is, but I’m not dumb! Who cares if I can’t add?
Suburb
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Operator: See that subject line? How am I supposed to know that that means?
Perturbed developer: You can open it up and read the e-mail.
Operator: Then I'd have to open multiple e-mails.
Perturbed developer: Yes, you can do that. You can open multiple e-mails.
Campus Office
St. Louis, Missouri
Guy from server management, analyzing coworker's love life: You're like a lion cub…you don't want to bite yet.
IBM Argentina
Overheard by: Sullivan
