Office manager: Should I have Bob* install that extra RAM while you're gone?
IT guy: Yes, he can be my RAM man.
Office manager, after pause: Don't ever say that again.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: I'm so going to tell everybody
Office manager: Should I have Bob* install that extra RAM while you're gone?
IT guy: Yes, he can be my RAM man.
Office manager, after pause: Don't ever say that again.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Overheard by: I'm so going to tell everybody
Old female boss, struggling with computer: My– What’s wrong with my– Does anyone know what’s the problem with my–
Worker: –What’s the question?!
Old female boss: My mouse doesn’t work.
Worker: So how long were you going to sit there moving it around on your desk?
Old female boss: Well, it’s not working! [Worker sighs loudly, turns back to his computer.]
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Overheard by: TK
Woman #1: Does this copier work?
Woman #2: Yes, but it’s not turned on. It will take a while to warm up.
Woman #1: I’m in a hurry, so I guess I’ll just go to another office and use theirs.
Woman #2: Why don’t you just use our other copier?
Woman #1: It’s not working.
Woman #2: Really? I just used it last night.
Woman #1, going to copier: See? It says, ‘Paper tray empty. Please load paper.’
425 I Street
Washington, DC
Office peon #1: Gah, if I could just tell Excel what I want, it’d be so easy. ‘Do this!’ I’d say, and it would be like, ‘Sure!’ and life would be simpler.
Office peon #2: Or it wouldn’t listen, and you’d put on some leather straps with nipple rings and it’d say, ‘Hit me again. Let me see you get reeeal angry.’
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Person on phone, in next cube: Does “motherfucking” have a hyphen in it?…Well, in all these criminal cases I see “motherfucking” without a hyphen and spell-check doesn’t recognize it.
8891 Gander Creek
Dayton, Ohio
Overheard by: Snorting coffee out my nose
Boss to office (about imminent website launch): Five minutes to go live!
Boss to sysadmin: Are you going to do anything?
Sysadmin to boss: I'm diabetic, I need a burrito.
Boss to office: Go live delayed for burrito.
Tucson, Arizona
Manager on phone: I googled it on the internet.
Juneau, Alaska
Systems Engineer: How long will it take for you to implement [the customer]’s changes?
Engineer: About two-three weeks. So four weeks.
Systems Engineer: Good. And how long will it take you to make your changes?
Intern: Well, I already did it, and it took an hour.
Systems Engineer: Okay, I’ll tell them five weeks total.
1440 N. Fiesta Boulevard
Gilbert, Arizona
Office guy: Your toaster is too small.
Office gal: It isn't my toaster.
Office guy: It's close to your desk.
Office gal: If I shoved it up your ass, would it be your toaster?
Seattle, Washington
Coworker #1: What is that, you heart monitor or something?
Coworker #2: No, it's Window's Media Player.
Media, Pennsylvania
