Manager: How’re you doing? You’re not overworked, are you? I’m not giving you too much to do, am I?
Worker-bee: No, I’m okay…
Manager: Good, because I’m just going to keep giving you stuff to do until you tell me to fuck off.
557 Church Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canadia
Coworker in cubicle on phone at 7 am: I can't talk about that right now. I don't want everyone here to know my business this early in the morning.” (after a few seconds pause) I usually wait until the afternoon.
Elkridge, Maryland
Female cube rat: It took me like three minutes to eat the whole 14 inches.
Ivyland, Pennsylvania
Overheard by: impressive technique
Office lady: I've been good–I haven't ordered anything from Amazon all week! Although I suppose the week isn't over yet…
Boss: It's Tuesday.
Denver, Colorado
Program director: I'm going to see my OB next week, I haven't seen him in three years!
Male executive assistant: Is that your grandfather?
Program director: Yes.
Chicago, Illinois
Overheard by: Adrienne
Female coworker: See you Friday!
Leaving employee: I'm off Friday!
Coworker: See you Saturday!
Leaving employee: I'm off Saturday!
Coworker: See you next week! (mutters under breath) I guess that's the only other option.
Tampa, Florida
Overheard by: ISPgypsy
Marketing guy to PR girl: You'd better go home and eat your asparagus and get some sleep, because we have to be up at the crack of shitty dawn tomorrow.
Ontario
Canadia
Longtime standing employee: You've used up all your mulligans.
Temp employee: What do you mean? Today? This week?
Longtime standing employee: For the remainder of your stay.
Escondido, California
Overheard by: Mike G
Company president/daughter of founder: Does the the mail really need to go out so early? I have a hard time getting in here by 10.
Mesquite, Nevada
Overheard by: Didn't win the genetic lottery
Woman on cell: Hi, did you ring me earlier? (pause) Oh, sorry about that. I was napping in my office.
Fordham University
New York
