IT guy, while waiting for coworker's computer to load: So, what kind of name is your last name, anyways?
20-something coworker: German.
IT guy: Ah… So, you ever been over to those concentration camps? The closest I ever got to was the Holocaust Museum downtown.
Reston, Virginia
Overheard by: Jen
IT guy: And you can help with setting up the sites, too.
Super-cute admin assistant: Okay.
Office manager, walking in: What's going on?
IT guy: I was just telling her that she could help me out this year if she wanted to.
Office manager: Oh yeah, she's an untapped resource.
IT guy, after pause: I'd tap that.
Castle Rock, Colorado
Network drone: You can tell me my boss has a foot fetish but you can't tell me if I'm getting a promotion or not?
Burlington, Massachusetts
Overheard by: No More Stilettos in the Workplace
Manager: Were we able to determine what the problem actually was?
Technician: No, but it sounded like something that had nothing to do with white people.
McLean, Virginia
Overheard by: Septimus
Estimator to engineer: Yeah, but if I put that in the system it'll laugh its tits off at me.
Warrington
England
Overheard by: jon
IT nerd: The great thing about The Smurfs is that they at least would go on reasonably exciting adventures.
Calgary
Canadia
Accounting manager to IT manager, after lengthy discussion on software solution: You're not right, but that will work.
Kansas City, Missouri
Overheard by: makes sense
IT gal on phone: Well, that's what you get for knowing so much! If you only knew one thing, like me, it'd be easy… And I don't even know it that well!
Kansas City, Missouri
IT to admin: If we don't stop probing we are going to get our Cox [internet service] cut off.
Suffolk, Virginia
IT guy to female CS manager: Well, I'll take care of you too while I'm back here taking care of Carol*.
Delran, New Jersey
Overheard by: Bruce Banner
