Time Management

Worker returning from smoke break: Sorry I'm back so late. I found a dog!

Montreal
Canadia

Overheard by: I share an office with him

Employee on phone: Yeah, I’m leaving early today…Because if I don’t, I’ll kill someone. No, I mean it, someone will literally die at my hands, so I figure I’m helping out the company by leaving early.

900 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

Younger girl: So the guy who played Kramer turned 57 this week. I had no idea he was that old!
Older woman: Kramer? You mean from the movie Kramer vs. Kramer?
Younger girl: Who? Um, no. Kramer. Kramer from Seinfeld.
Older woman: Who?
Younger woman: This is probably why we don’t talk more, huh?

323 East Grand River
Howell, Michigan

Overheard by: Pam Beasley

Drone on phone: Give me a couple of minutes and I’ll call you back in an hour.

4867 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, 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