We've Heard Quite Enough About Your 4G-Spot

Female coworker: Does your phone have a touchscreen?
Male coworker #1: Well, I can touch it, but it doesn't do anything.
Male coworker #2: Do not tell us anymore about that.

Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: I wanna hear more

Posted on February 11, 2011
Coworkers, General Idiocy, Missouri, Questions, Technology

Need…Facebook…Can't Breathe…

Administrator, on phone: What? The internet's going to go down? Why don't you just suck all the oxygen out of the building?

Manhattan, New York

Posted on February 10, 2011
Admins, General Idiocy, New York, On the phone, Questions, Technology

Could Be Worse. I've Worked in Offices That Were Grand Theft Auto.

Intern to coworker: Cathy*'s never played a video game in her life!
Coworker to Cathy*: That's probably why you do poorly here; this is the corporate version of Frogger.

Boston, Massachusetts

Posted on February 4, 2011
Advice, Coworkers, Interns & Temps, Massachusetts, Nerds and Geeks, Technology

Otherwise Known As a MacGyver Solution

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

Posted on January 21, 2011
Admins, Compliments, Missouri, Philosophy, Tech People, Technology

Socrates Got This from His Minions All the Time

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

Posted on January 20, 2011
Compliments, Missouri, On the phone, Tech People, Technology

People Go to Radio Shack for That?

Sales girl: Can I help you find anything today?
Middle-aged woman: Yeah, um…
Teenage daughter: What headphones here work with my iPod?
Sales girl: Any of these in this section. Is there a particular kind you are looking for?
Middle-aged woman: Um, are you sure? Could you ask someone and make sure?
Sales girl: Um…
Teenage daughter: Mom, she said these ones.
Sales girl: Let me know if you have any questions…
(five minutes later)
Middle-aged woman to new sales guy: Hi, I was wondering if these headphones will work with an mp3 player?
New sales guy: Um… Uh… Hang on. Julie*, do these…
Sales girl, with her back turned: Yeah, yeah, they do.
New sales guy, laughing: That was quick.
Sales girl: No psychic powers. She already asked me. I guess she just wanted a second opinion with a penis.
Teenage daughter: Good job, mom.

Bloomington, Indiana

Overheard by: You've Got Questions; We've Got Blank Stares