Technology

Employee: Why can’t you just install that for me?
Supervisor: Because I’m not going to spend an hour out of my day installing this on your crappy computer only to find out that it still doesn’t work and end up spending even more of my precious time trying to fix something that isn’t fixable and wind up making my life hell by hearing you bitch about this all the time. Only to make you happy.
Employee: So, is that a no?
Supervisor: You’re damn right it is.
Employee: Well, then can I just get a new computer so I won’t have this problem?
Supervisor: Fine. Anything to get you off my back.
Employee: Can I get a raise?
Supervisor: Don’t push it.
Employee: I think you need to take a nap.

1801 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, Ohio

PhD-level analyst: Oh, the copier is printing the whole five hundred pages of that report! I only want the first page! Stop, stop, stop! Why wont it stop?!
Temp: You have to actually press a button. It doesn’t work on voice command…

75 Washington Avenue
Portland, Maine

Overheard by: brian brinegar

Guy: Dude, that’s stupid. That attachment went out to like the whole office, you totally can’t do that…Yeah, the girl was pretty hot, though.

915 Broadway
New York, NY

Tech: You need to do a reboot for the changes to take effect.
Employee: Can I do a restart?
Tech: No, you must shut the computer down completely.
Employee: Can I turn it back on again?

140 Research Boulevard
Madison, Alabama

Male coworker to female coworker: Naw! You should just put out for the iPhone.

Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois

Overheard by: Corporate America Ate My Young Adulthood

Office worker to colleague: Hey, is it okay to put tinfoil in the microwave?
Office manager, from the kitchen: Fire!

Northern Canadia

Male worker: Sorry I'm late, I had two copiers go down on me. (coworkers laugh) I mean it broke!

Boston, Massachusetts

Sales guy: Crap! I shoulda used spell check. But nooo, I had to go and be smart.

8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina

IT guy: Let me make sure everything is kosher with the server.
Brand manager: Do you need a rabbi for that?
IT guy: All the servers come with a rabbi chip now.

259 Granby Street
Norfolk, Virginia

IT guy: Hey, do you have any DVDs?
Communications manager: Like blank ones?
IT guy: No, recorded, I need to test something.
Communications manager: I don't have anything, but Bob* might have some porn.
IT guy, thrilled: All right!

Sex Toy Compan
Las Vegas, Nevada

Overheard by: Sex Writer Goddess