Coworker to German boss: Every time I see the Dalai Lama, I feel better. It's true, don't you just feel better when you see the Dalai Lama?
German boss: Every time I see Steve Jobs, I feel better.
Van Nuys, California
Overheard by: two chicks laughing in our cubes
Admin to another: Hey, wiggle my mouse, will ya?
Oxford, Mississippi
Senior developer: This code is all wrong. But it's predictably all wrong.
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: non-coder
Admin #1: The new software says ” loading.”
Admin #2: Oh. What does that mean?
Admin #1: It means it's not loading.
Orlando, Florida
Employee, about data extract: Wow! You know, this is kinda big.
Manager: Oh? Just put it in the share drive.
Employee: I think I'll just zip it up before I give it to you.
Manager: What?
Employee yelling: I said I don't think you'll want it, because it's too big to give to you, so I'll have to zip it back up.
Walnut Creek, California
Service rep: The program was running, and it sends about one e-mail a second.
Customer: Okay, I think it was going for about five minutes, so it sent 800 e-mails.
Service rep: Um… Not really… No.
Ontario
Canadia
Yelling assistant manager, after hitting “print” and hearing printer go “beep”: Don't touch it! I'm coming!
Pekin, Illinois
Admin on phone: I got a fax in the mail…
Pocatello, Idaho
Customer: Can I touch this screen?
Employee: Well, you can touch it, but it's not a touch screen.
Verizon Store
Louisville, Kentucky
Overheard by: Jessica Vautard
IT guy: If you're going to buy a Mac at this place, why don't you just save some money and buy a sack of potatoes instead? They'll both do the same amount of computing and a sack of potatoes is a lot cheaper!
Bethesda, Maryland
Overheard by: IT Chick
