Colleague, on phone to is help desk: Hi, I'd like to report that we haven't had access to the internet for two days now.
Help desk: Okay, we'll log it as an issue.
Colleague: What happens now?
Help desk: We'll report it to security to look at.
Colleague: And what will they do?
Help desk: They'll look at it.
Manchester, New Hampshire
White female applicant taking computer test: Wait. My screen just went all Stevie Wonder.
Manager: Stevie Wonder?
Female applicant: You know… All black.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Overheard by: Seriously?
Office manager: So, what's beeping down here?
Maintenance guy: Well, we think it's the fire alarm. But we're not sure…
Nashville, Tennessee
Overheard by: cubegirl
IT manager, asking about IT ticketing system: So, do either of you use heat often?
IT lady: I'm in heat a lot.
Kansas City, Missouri
Frantic manager, unpacking after move: We have to get all the computers set up asap. Where are all the e-mails going to land?!
Manhattan, New York
Repair tech: Did you happen to get any details about that equipment not working?
CSR: Why would I? Look, if the client tells me the flux capacitor is broken, I'm not going to know what that means.
Olathe, Kansas
Girl #1, walking into the office: Boys! Sheesh!
Girl #2: What's going on?
Girl #1: The guys are all out there looking at the hole.
Girl #2: What hole?
Girl #1: The guy came to dig up the bushes by the driveway.
Girl #2: Oh, yeah? I didn't even notice they were gone when I pulled in…
Girl #1: They just did it.
Girl #2: In the half-hour I've been here?
Girl #1: They had a big machine that just yanked them up.
Girl #2, moving to front door and looking for hole: Oh, yeah? Hmm…
Charlotte, North Carolina
Newspaper reporter interviewing designer about home design: So this might sound like a silly question, but are mirrors made of glass?
Tampa, Florida
Coworker, about iPod: So, you put in the headphones and you hear music?
Colchester, Connecticut
Overheard by: MixteryMike
Word processor: Your buddy Jonah* changed all the bullet points to smiley faces.
Manhattan, New York
Overheard by: sara n.
