#OverheardAtWork

When you really want a glass of wine but then you remember it’s not even lunch and you’re at work.

Do you make coworkers feel guilty if you don’t want to hang out with them outside of work? This happened to me recently. This person works remote and barely comes in the office. We never take any brea… more

I have a huge pet peeve about when people are explaining things and they insert the word, "right" in-between sentences. iykyk. it's not looking for feedback, it's them expecting you … more

What would you do when your boss just does not listen?
I normally do Payroll, but since we're short on Staff, I also help out in Sales/ Marketing. Before me as far as I know, there were 3-4 person… more

How does everyone deal with super annoying coworkers in an open office besides trying to ignore them / wearing headphones?

Person who sits diagonal from me moans when they stretch, has exaggeratedly lo… more

Working a temp job this week and it's crazy how much everyone at this company hates it here, and their boss. When I leave at the end of the week I'll have to take a survey about working here, … more

I’m fairly new at my job and I’m just starting to take the lead talking to customers. Yesterday my coworker (coworker A) told me to schedule a call with a customer. The other coworker (coworker B) was… more

Is it dramatic of me to ask the men I work with to lay off the jokes about women while I'm working? I'm the only female flagger, and they all seem like really nice guys, but the jokes I overhe… more

My wife works as a professor for a university. She got a raise in June and signed a contract. But then, she was never paid more. She emailed payroll and they replaced her offer online with a new one t… more

Interviewing some people for a job offer and one of them was exceptionally nice and sweet, only for me to see him a few minutes later speaking so rudely to our company's secretary. Could this be a… more

The manager of our restaurant messed up and order last night, and when the customer complained her blamed it on the kitchen. We all heard him talking crap about our chef and the preparation process in… more

"Oh, she's from Nigeria is she? I was expecting an espresso but I got a latte..."

- Chairman of organisation referring to senior female member of staff

So tired of overhearing my GM (also the only HR type person) complain to the bookkeeper about my med restrictions after an unplanned and unexpected surgery......

How much should experience and educational degrees count when it comes to pay?

Everyplace that I have gotten to the negotiation stage is like - no negotiation you start at the bottom of the pay scale. It doesn’t… more

It’s almost 2 am not sure why I can’t sleep today. Anyone else can’t sleep what are yall up to?

How to deal with coworkers who assess you as being incompetent within the first week and proceeds to highlight this to everyone else.
They exclude you from discussions and talk about your mistakes behi… more

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Overheard at an event this afternoon: "I just can't decide if he's my future husband, or if I'm just single and over 30 and freaking out." Didn't feel great to hear as a 35-y… more

Lord may this day go by as fast as the check. Amen

What’s the best way to look out for yourself if you suspect your company is quiet-firing people.

I am looking for a project manager position. I have been looking for 15 months now. Does anyone know of any companies in WA, OR or AZ needing an electrical project manager? Thanks.

Don't know what I expected from this new job, but it definitely wasn't overhearing my boss say "We used to get hotter assistants before Me Too was such a big deal." And just like tha… more

I was coming back from lunch when I overheard this exchange in the lobby.

Delivery Guy: “Yo, where’s my tip?”
Associate: “Where’s the rest of my food?”
DG: “I must have forgot it but I’ll get you next time.”more

What's the Zoom-equivalent of a firm handshake?

Do Re Mi Fa So Done with this week.

I am an office manager for the pediatric department in a dental office in Wisconsin. It was a private practice recently bought out by a DSO. I’m just wondering what the average salary is for office m… more

Overheard at the bakery early this morning: "I swear they put crack in the cookies here." "Would you stop eating them if they did?" "No." "Well then I guess it doesn… more

This was at a town hall (government led, contractors were attending). The base commander was speaking and said “You have the mission and you have people. Which one is more important? The mission obvio… more