Time Management

Co-worker #1: Every time I see you you have Subway.
Co-worker #2: Yup, I get it every day.
Co-worker #1: What are you, Jared?

200 Park Avenue
New York, NY

Engineer to secretary: I don't want to be accused of misplacing nine years of your life!

Indianapolis, Indiana

Overheard by: 812

Secretary, getting off business phone call: I don't have time to work with all of this… I need to be planning my Easter dinner.

Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: work always gets in the way

Part time girl: Isn't it illegal to work five days in a row?
Coworker: That's what normal people do.
Part time girl: Oh…that sucks.

Sacramento, California

Overheard by: Nicole

Underling #1: Man, this sucks, you can always tell when someone’s about to get let go.
Underling #2: Yeah?
Underling #1: Well yeah. [The boss] is still here.
Underling #2: How does that–
Underling #1: It’s 3:30pm!…Hello? It’s Friday!

5790 Fleet Street
Carlsbad, California

Overheard by: Milton Waddams

Manager: I've got number one done and now I've just got to work on number two. Number two is a bit trickier, though, so it's going to be at least another 15/20 minutes.

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Boss: Where the hell were you? I need to call someone.
Assistant: I was in the bathroom.
Boss: But I needed you.
Assistant: You told me to be more efficient, so when nature called, I answered on the first ring.

151 El Camino Drive
Beverly Hills, California

Office dictator: Folks, I just met with the budget people, and we really need to adhere to our T&A until the end of the year.
Peon: Um, do you mean T&E?

Windward Parkway
Alpharetta, Georgia

Program Director: I’ll have to re-look that back up.

50 Beale Street
San Francisco, California

Overheard by: Office Cog

Engineer: How much longer will you be using those prints?
Safety Manager: Five minutes.
Engineer: What if I borrow them for three minutes and then give them back to you?
Safety Manager: I’d say yes, but you won’t give them back in three minutes. So, no, you can’t borrow them.
Engineer: You’re so much like your dad, it’s not even funny.

186 Gilman Avenue
Campbell, California

Overheard by: Shannon