Upper manager: Thomas* should be in, so maybe you'll be able to take a bathroom break before then.
Middle manager: Gosh, how generous of you!
Upper manager: Hey, I care about our employees (three seconds pause) and the floors in our stands.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: GottaGo
Co-worker: When is Cinco de Mayo? Did I miss it already?
3424 Peachtree Road Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia
IT professional #1: But the thing is that a lot of these people will need me forever… most of them are from 40-60 years old… Need I say more?
IT professional #2: Ugh, god! Just give them an abacus and call it a day.
Parnall Road
Jackson, Michigan
Overheard by: cubewalker
Grunt #1: We need to buy a couple of monkeys and have monkey knife fights.
Grunt #2: Is there anything against the law about that?
2540 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, Georgia
Coworker #1: Hey, how’s it going?
Coworker #2: Good, how’re you doing?
Coworker #1: Not bad — it’s almost Friday.
Coworker #2: It is Friday!
Coworker #1: Really?! It’s Friday? That’s awesome! I thought it was Thursday!
Coworker #2: It’s Friday for me — I’ve got tomorrow off.
10750 Wheat First Drive
Glen Allen, Virginia
Five-year-old: I’m taking a break.
Young librarian: What are you taking a break from?
Five-year-old: … The world.
2110 Library Lane
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Woman #1: What day is Thanksgiving on this year?
Woman #2: I don’t know – Thursday or Friday?
Wal-mart
Springfield, Missouri
Overheard by: Jennifer Gerboth
Blonde cashier: Wow! Thanksgiving is on a Thursday this year!
Lake Travis, Texas
Overheard by: Frostwalrus
Manager: We should prepare drawings for the real building instead of the fake building.
Midtown
New York, New York
Overheard by: Drewster
Coworker #1: So you ate the cookies?
Coworker #2: Yeah, they had only been in the toilet for a second! Five second rule!
Coworker #1: That’s still disgusting.
Coworker #2: Well, hey, at least I didn’t lick my dirty foot.
Coworker #1: That was once! You’ve eaten cookies out of the toilet loads of times!
Atlanta, Georgia
Overheard by: Melissa
Partner: Call Greg* and have him look over these documents.
Associate: Greg had surgery yesterday and is in the hospital. Do you want to call someone else to review them?
Partner: No, Greg can do it. It’s not like he’s dead.
Associate: Okay, I’ll call him in the morning.
Partner: No, call him now. It’s not like he has anything better to do tonight.
Law firm, 1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas
Overheard by: jennifer
