Time Management

Clerk: I’m startin’ the day with two “ah, shits” and not an “atta boy” in sight.

1400 Douglas Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Editor: We don’t have time to review the files. Have the vendors send their files directly to the printer. At this point, we’re approving crap.

8787 Orion Place
Columbus, Ohio

Co-worker on phone: Hello?…Do I have a minute to come up for a second?

385 Benedict Street
Port Townsend, Washington

Worker on phone: When can you come in today?…Well, I don’t know how long it takes to file an Apprehended Violence Order.

94 Todd Street
Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Australia

Overheard by: Daniel Waudby

Analyst: It’s ten minutes ’til beer o’ clock!

535 Routes 6 & 209
Milford, Pennsylvania

Drone #1: Do you need the reports immediately?
Drone #2: Yeah, but not right now.

2929 North 44th Street
Phoenix, Arizona

Consultant #1: Where is [Jeff]?
Consultant #2: He’s not in my cubicle. That leaves the rest of the universe for you to search.
Consultant #1: Is he at lunch?
Consultant #2: If you’re going to start looking, do it now. The universe closes at 5.

250 Broadway
New York, NY

Co-worker #1: Hey, we get off for February 20th, too.
Co-worker #2: Oh, for President’s Day? Wait, when is Independence Day? That’s in the summer, right?
Co-worker #1: Uh, yeah, that’s July 4th.

175 5th Avenue
New York, NY

Overheard by: Peter H

Producer: So, here is everything you need for the meeting.
Account Person: Okay. Did you get a chance to make the changes we talked about?
Produer: What changes?
Account Person: The changes that were brought up in the call. I talked about them in the conference wrap-up email.
Producer: I didn’t get a conference wrap-up email.
Account Person: Well I know, I didn’t send it to you yet.

466 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY

Boss: What are you still doing here? I told you to go home early.
Employee: I know. Have you ever seen Shawshank Redemption?
Boss: Yes.
Employee: Remember what happened to the prisoner that finally got his freedom? He ended up hanging himself because he didn’t know what to do with his free time.

440 9th Avenue
New York, NY