Time Management

Therapist #1: The client missed 80% of his appointments over the past two months.
Therapist #2: He was supposed to have 80% of his sessions in two months!?

Washoe Valley, Nevada

Coworker: The last time I slept that well at my desk I was two months pregnant.

Durham, North Carolina

Overheard by: BWC

Editor: Doesn’t seem like three years since those nuns went to prison.

501 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Cube dweller #1: You've worked with giraffes?
Cube dweller #2: Yeah, transporting them is a real pain. They go in an open trailer, and every time you get to an overpass, you have to either let air out of all the tires to fit under it, or you have to stop, back them out of the trailer, walk them around the overpass, get them back in the trailer… It takes forever to get anywhere.
Cube dweller #1: Can't you just teach them to duck?
Cube dweller #2: (long pause) Not at those speeds.

Pearl Street
Dallas, Texas

Overheard by: Explains giraffe-shaped divots in overpasses

Worker #1: But the nice thing is, this way, you can get up from your desk for a while.
Worker #2: Yeah…I could really use some blood in my ass.

1855 South Grant Street
San Mateo, California

Partner: If you’re busy making a baby, tell me that. I just want to know who is available.

Tysons Corner
Virginia

VP: Wow that sounds bad. Do we need to have a pre-meeting about that meeting?

3415 Vision Drive
Columbus, Ohio

Coworker #1: I've got good news and bad news.
Coworker #2: Okay, it's Monday, throw it at me.
Coworker #1: The website is not going to be done until August.
Coworker #2: August?! Why?
Coworker #1: Yeah… I know.
Coworker #2: So was that the bad news?

West Coast
Canadia

Overheard by: Carla

Finance manager: Every time an e-mail outage occurs I'm working on something, and I have to start over. I need you to let me know an hour or so ahead of time next time the system is going to crash.
IT guy: Ummmmm…

Auburn, Indiana

Overheard by: dru

Dev: Well, what you have to do is–
QA: Wait, wait. Can you start at the beginning?
Dev: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
QA: …

1600 Clarkson Road
Chesterfield, Missouri