Time Management

Student: Hi, I was wondering what time you closed.
Front desk clerk: We close tonight at midnight.
Student: Yeah, but what time exactly? Like 9 pm?

Seattle, Washington

Male payroll processor: If you want me to process your payroll, you have to put the time you came in and left.
Female coworker: I was out sick. Did you see that I used sick time?
Male payroll processor: Yeah! What’s your point?
Female coworker: I was out sick! I didn’t come in or leave!
Male payroll processor: Whatever! More work for me!

Speedway
Tucson, Arizona

[8:30 am, a credit card decline notice from a customer in Hawaii is placed on Paul’s* desk. Paul starts dialing the number.]Will*: Paul, don’t you know it’s 3:30 am there?
Paul, continuing to dial: It’s okay, they’re used to it.

Seminole Trail
Charlottesville, Virginia

Overheard by: They are *not* used to that

Boss walking by office at 6 pm: Oh, you guys are still here? I just went to the bathroom with the door open.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Coworker: With as much time as we spend pulling stuff out of our ass around here, it’s amazing they even give us chairs.

Fort Worth, Texas

IT worker: If you use it a whole bunch of times it will become intuitive.

Madison, Connecticut

Specialist peon to manager peon: It’s 3:30 already? My thingy hasn’t been popping up all day!

South Park Circle
Orlando, Florida

Overheard by: I didn’t know girls had thingies

IT nerd: So, we’ll move that code to production at 5 AM on Thursday.
Programmer: Is that in the morning?

Mt. Prospect Plaza, Illinois

Overheard by: smeagol

Douche boss: Hey *Jennifer, what are you working on?
Overworked secretary: An expense report for John, why?
Douche boss: Oh man, you have to do John’s expense reports too?
Overworked secretary: Yes, you asked me to start doing them last month.
Douche boss: Oh, yeah, right. I didn’t want to mention this but, you haven’t done my time sheet yet today.
Overworked secretary: Oh, I’m sorry, I’ll do it right after this.
Douche boss: Uhh, is there any way we can get it done a little sooner?
Overworked secretary: Sure, I’ll do it now, then.
Douche boss: Thanks, I just don’t want to have to stay as late as you do tonight.

9th Street
Washington, DC

Receptionist, putting her coat on: So, I’ll see you guys on Monday, have a good weekend!
Coworkers, walking out of their offices: Uh… You know it’s only four o’clock, right?
[Silence.]Receptionist, removing coat: Dang, I was almost out the door too. Teaches me to say goodbye.

Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska

Overheard by: Brandy