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In the Ragan newsroom, we're big fans of the Web site, Overheard in the Newsroom. We figured that lots of ridiculous, or humorous, or downright idiotic things are said not only in newsrooms, but also in offices worldwide. So here's a place to share those statements.
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Alright, enough with the business. I'll start. Here's an actual overheard statement:
"There's a thin line between Tuesday and, like, Wednesday."
Here's one from a communicator who wished to remain anonymous:
"Oh, I get it now… You don't want to tell the reporter anything you don't want the reporter to know." This was from a reported 20-year PR professional when we were trying to explain that there were some data we could not yet release.
I have been in the kitchen getting coffee, and I overhear the gory details of pregnancy. I do not need to hear anything about my coworkers' swollen feet, much less their hemorrhoids!
After a manager tells the team to "Make employees read my emails," a colleague muttered, "We've done everything except stand at their desks and read his emails outloud."
When the finance directorate sent out a company-wide e-mail saying its employees would be out the office for a morale-building exercise, our manager replied to all saying "We're staying put; our morale is just fine." BTW, it wasn't.
Overheard in the JFK business lounge, which is almost like an office: "He's the new star right? Yeah, he's gonna fail! He's a [insert expletives]. I can't believe he's getting that office. I think he's obnoxious. What a [more expletives]. Doesn't make sense. How big did you say that office was? I used to bang the girl who had that office. What an arrogant [insert even coarser expletives]. I would give my balls for that office."
This phone conversation has been going on for about 10 minutes now... My ears are burning.
Every year, when we moved to Daylight Saving time, one of my coworkers always said, "Daylight Saving Time was invented to give the farmers an extra hour of daylight." I never could convince him that DST doesn't create an "extra hour" of anything, it just moves the daylight hours to occur later in the day.
Overheard in a colleague's office: "Not all of my fantasies will meet the needs of the people in the audience."
(only later did I understand she was planning an HR event)
1. I needed to talk to a VP and asked if he had 5 minutes to chat. He said yes, but the conversation only took 2 minutes. I jokingly told him that I only took 2 minutes of his time and he responded, "Yep, that's me. The two minute man."
2. Same VP and I were walking up 5 flights a stairs to get back to our offices after a lunch meeting. By the time we made it to our floor we huffing and puffing. He says, "Hey, do you think it's a good look for me and my pretty employee to show up together after lunch sweaty and out of breath?"
