Co-worker: If I didn’t have so much to do, I would get a lot more done.
3675 Ruffin Road
San Diego, California
Co-worker: If I didn’t have so much to do, I would get a lot more done.
3675 Ruffin Road
San Diego, California
Salesman: You know, customers who want their parts on time and in decent condition really get on my nerves.
8220 England Street
Charlotte, North Carolina
Assistant: Are you leaving early?
Attorney: Yep.
Assistant: Why? It’s only 3:30.
Attorney: ‘Cause I like to drink.
1900 Pearl Street
Austin, Texas
Overheard by: Staja
Co-worker #1: I swear, you’d think we never eat the way we jump on the free food.
Co-worker #2: If it weren’t for work I don’t think I would eat.
Co-worker #1: Yeah, but I always forget and eat and then I have to eat again when it’s free.
Co-worker #2: Not me. I wait for it. But sometimes that’s bad, ’cause like, then one day I’ll be hungry and I’ll be all like, “Why didn’t you guys have a meeting today?!”
640 5th Avenue
New York, NY
Manager #1: Are we meeting sometime, today?
Manager #2: We already met.
Manager #1: Oh. Did I miss anything important?
Manager #2: Well, you missed the meeting.
19 N. 6th Street
Reading, Pennsylvania
Woman on phone: I really wanna get you off tonight. [Pause] No, I mean call your manager and see if they need you to come in! Shut up, stop laughing!
Peachtree Road
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: sneaky pete
Clumsy coworker drops pile of files: Nobody look at me! I want to be alone!
1300 York Avenue
New York, New York
Overheard by: Jennifer
Techie: I’m sorry about the delay. We’re using a new system, and I liked the old system. I’m a creature of habit and resist change.
Customer: Tell me about it; I’m with the Archdiocese.
555 International Way
Springfield, Oregon
Male coworker: It's one o'clock already? Man, this day is flying by so fast!
Female coworker: It's dragging for me.
Male coworker: Last time I looked at the clock it was only 11 am. Man, where did the time go?
Female coworker: That's because you're old and you keep falling asleep and waking up an hour later!
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Overheard by: Janet
Assistant editor, on Thursday: They want to get started on the Monday business page tonight.
Copy editor: How can you do that? What news are going to use?
Assistant editor: Well, we never use “real” news on Mondays.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: Art Department
