Office
Meek Coworker Taken Down A Notch
MT. VERNON, ILPatty Walther, a passive, mousy administrative assistant at Datalock Inc., was put in her place Tuesday by sales representative Martin Challey. "Oh ...
Project Manager Leaves Suicide PowerPoint Presentation
PORTLAND, OR—Ron Butler left behind a 48-slide presentation explaining his tragic decision, coworkers reported.
Nigeria Chosen To Host 2008 Genocides
ABUJA, NIGERIA—Nigeria is excited for the chance to follow in the footsteps of Somalia, Rwanda, and Sudan.
Office-Newsletter Editor Refuses To Back Down
SALINA, KS—Shipping department manager Nathan Harrity refused to apologize Monday for the controversy surrounding the November issue of Shoppe Talk, the Vitamin Shoppe corporate ...
Wild, Unattached Twenties Spent At Work
SEATTLE—Frank Anderton, 24, spends his freewheeling, consequence-free post-college years working late at the office.
Workout Routine Broken Down For Coworker
SAN JOSE, CA—Heritage Ink Supply sales rep Eric Vanderbilt explained to his coworker that he is going for a total-body workout.
Boss' Going-Away Party A Little Too Jubilant
AMES, IAThe Oct. 22 office going-away party for Karl Roberts, manager for the past five years at Ames Farm Products Wholesalers, Inc., was "a ...
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Money Thrown At Lunch Problem
LINCOLN, NE—Frustrated by the logistics of developing a viable mealtime strategy, employees of the Ryodan Consulting Group threw money at the lunch problem Monday ...
Assistant Manager Accused Of Sexual Indiscrimination
PLAINS, GAFemale employees at Peachtree Financial filed a joint complaint against assistant manager Dean Marchand Monday for repeated acts of sexual indiscrimination in the ...
Asshole Admits To Being Asshole In Supreme Asshole Move
KANSAS CITY, MOSenior sales representative Mark Seversen, already notorious at Aqua-Dek Water Filtration Systems for being an asshole, made the ultimate asshole move Monday ...
Photo ID Shows Toll Job Has Taken On Employee
CHARLESTON, SC—Seth Poole's employee-identification card is a revealing indicator of the toll that two years of work at Blue Juice, Inc. has taken ...
Man Nods His Way To The Top
BOSTONUsing his unparalleled ability to nod after his superiors speak, Thomas J. Mieritz, 39, rose to the level of vice-president at Fidelity Investments Monday ...
Pregnant Woman Acting Like No One Ever Got Pregnant Before
HUNTSVILLE, ALIn the seven months since she got herself knocked up, graphic designer Amy Glennon, 27, has been walking around the Calendarz, Inc. office ...
Specifics Of Hostile Takeover Fiercely Boring
NEW YORKDetails of a "hostile" bid by software manufacturer Octagon Corporation are, in fact, fiercely, mind-numbingly dull, sources reported Tuesday. "Following the SoftWave International ...
Coworkers Dying To Tell Man He's Going To Be Fired
RAPID CITY, SD—Employees at Reynolds Business Machines are dying to tell sales representative Mark Tendulkar that he is about to be fired, sources reported ...


















