#OverheardAtWork

Overheard…birds chirping in your zoom call. You’re not fooling anyone with that Zoom background going into the long weekend! Enjoy 🤷‍♂️

What’s the perk that actually makes you stay?

Heard someone on my team say that my designs are mediocre at best. And that they "don't know why I'm still being paid when they can just use AI to generate much better work". I'm… more

I've been looking for a job since March of last year and I'm getting increasingly frustrated. Are job postings real or just AI-generated?

so I’ve been dating my coworker for the past 6 months (after he was asking me out a couple times and convinced me it wouldn’t be awkward at work). Last week I overheard him talking to our boss and he … more

"Everyone should be in a much better place once our weekly mental health sessions begin". We had an all hands meeting and a lot of us addressed some real concerns we have with the way the co… more

So many labor day weekend plans floating around in conversations this week. It really does suck to be new to a country, be single and have no friends who you could make plans with. What are all the lo… more

Do recruiters even care about age?

I’m not at a level I’m proud of for my age. Can I cut some jobs and remove the graduation year or do recruiters not care or check?

I will NEVER trust a non-profit organization again. I was fired because I spoke up for myself and my staff. I spoke up against racism and homophobia. What hurts is that they made up an entire lie to t… more

“I wasn’t hired for my softball skills what am I even doing here??” Company events are always a mixed bag…

One of our Sr. product people quit today… in his “farewell” email he actually said, “Good luck fixing the mess I warned you about.” Legend! What’s the spiciest goodbye email you’ve read?

Heard two coworkers debating about how they think the future of working will completely change. One believes we're all going to be remote or jobless, and one believes we're going back to how i… more

Just tuned into a conversation I wish I hadn't. Found out that the girl I'm crushing on at work has a massive crush on my work neighbor. Now I look at him with envy. Not that I should have pur… more

What's the funniest breakroom conversation you've run into? I heard two people talk about how they add milk to cook their rice for more protein. Humans really are obsessed with protein these d… more

“Free pizza is not adequate payment for working til midnite.”

To those I overhear watching videos on full blast in the washroom, bold. And why?

Today's question: Do you think your principal is a leader or a manager? Or a what? Why?

I hear some very personal topics being discussed between colleagues, and I'm not even trying to hear them. They're all just very audible. Are people just not concerned about these chats being … more

"Never do a job you don't love" said my manager to his favorite BDR in the office. I don't think the manager realizes that said BDR really doesn't enjoy working here or being man… more

“How was your weekend”
“Sorry my flight was delayed for 5 hours yesterday so I can’t deal with anyone until tomorrow”

This happened on Friday, but it's still bothering me somehow. I heard a few coworkers say something along the lines of "yeah, why else do you think he's still single, and will be for the … more

I worked at Cobham, in New York years ago. I thought I had a 401k with them, but cannot find any accounts.

Anyone know who it would have been with? Merrill, Fidelity, Vanguard? Someone else?

I went out with a group from work last night and we got talking shop, one of the people who’s in another org had me rolling. “My manager’s leadership style is just forwarding emails with ‘Thoughts?’ attach… more

“Real men don’t spit, they swallow” … in a conversation talking about chewing tobacco/dip

“Can you turn your Labubu the other way I don’t like it staring at me…” Anyone else have some desk ornament complaints in the office?

I overheard HR talk about how there'll be a company holiday next month for a team outing, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. I wish they'd tell us earlier so I can be… more

My seniors were having a conversation about possible candidates for a promotion, and I kinda wish these walls weren't as thin as they are. The fact that I've been as diligent and sincere with … more

“Honestly, I only came in today for the free bagels.” is the realest thing I've heard in a while. We work hybrid, so most of us are able to pick the 2-3 days we can come in, and I love that someti… more

The company that originally hired me was bought by another. They’ve done cut backs…a lot of cut backs. One thing includes playing music overhead. The bought JBL mini speakers for us to connect our pho… more

Are we over office pranks? I, for one, am way too tired and old to find any amusement in such things, and my neighbors at work are constantly planning naive little pranks to play on people. How is thi… more

What is a job people romanticize a bit too much until they actually do it ?

As someone's manager- Can I take my laptop and work while we're on vacation? I'll keep the camera off while I'm at the pool.

One of my favorite quotes is, “attitude reflects leadership”. -from Remember the Titans. Any other good quotes out there?