100+ Work Jokes to Get You Through the Week
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021
In need of some professional motivation? This hilarious collection of work jokes should banish even a serious case of the Mondays.
High Expectations
Today at work, a woman got huffy with me because she didn’t know that sabre-toothed cats are extinct and thought the museum would have a live one on display. —@Addison_Peacock
Made Redundant
A friend of mine was getting to know his new co-workers when one of them asked why he left his old job. “It was something my boss said,” my friend replied.
“What did your boss say?” the co-worker asked.
“You’re fired.” —Distractify.com
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Strategy for Success
I have a phone interview today, and someone told me to just be myself, so I’m not going to answer the call. —@caithuls
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Silent Mode
The business I work for had a dinner for all of its employees and invited all their family members to come along. Before the first speech, the host made an announcement: “We kindly ask you to please put all cellphones and children on vibrate.” —GreatCleanJokes.com
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To Whom It May Concern
Due to enormous personal flaws that I refuse to work on, I will be arriving 20 minutes late to work and drinking an iced coffee. Please be respectful. —@EwdatsGROSS
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Empty Apology
My boss, on Friday: “This is the fifth day in a row that you’ve been late.”
Me: “Well, I can promise it won’t happen tomorrow.” —Jokes4us.com
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Creatures of Habit
When I worked in a hardware store, it was my job to help contractors order their supplies, and there was a certain contractor who would always come into the store shirtless. We had a long lineup one day, and I was busy entering orders when the customer at the front of the line said, “Give me what I usually get.” I looked up and realized that it was the shirtless contractor—wearing a shirt. Without thinking, I said, “Sorry, I didn’t recognize you with your clothes on!” —Wendy Fredette, Salmon Arm, B.C
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Literal Delivery
I used to work as a courier in a large city. I had a small designated route and was expected to deliver a package every five minutes. Sometimes, when I was running behind, I would rush in carrying a box for delivery to a customer, who would look up slowly from their computer and ask, “What’s that?” I would answer honestly, “It’s a box!” —Peter Bowman, Hamilton
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Conflict Management
The next time you have a difficult client at work, instead of saying, “I’ve CC’d in my boss,” just ask, “Do you wanna say that in front of Greg?” —@roobeekeane
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Power Play
There’s nothing like being the first one on a conference call to show everyone who’s not boss. —Aparna Nancherla, comedian
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The Switch
Co-worker: Hey, can you take my shift?
Me: Of course!
Me: Hey, so it turns out I have open-heart surgery on Tuesday. I know it’s kind of late notice, but do you think you could pick up my shift?
Co-worker: Sorry, Tuesday is my dog’s half-birthday. Otherwise I totally would. —@myla_loecke
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Special Skills
If you put away the clean laundry on the same day that you wash it, I feel like that’s what you should lead with on your resume. —@AbbyHasIssues
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Career Goal
I never in life want to be the kind of successful that requires getting to an airport before 7 a.m. —@tressiemcphd
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Random Excuse Generator
Sorry I’m late. Traffic is exactly how it’s been every day for the past five years and I was not expecting that. —@KarenKilgariff
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A Different Perspective
Your salary is just your company’s monthly subscription of you. —@hiranimeera
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First Day as a Bartender
Customer: I’ll have a martini, dry.
Me, staring at all the liquid ingredients: I don’t know how to tell you this … —@KylePlantEmoji
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Office Meteorologist
I deleted my weather app because there’s a guy at work who always tells me what the weather is anyway, and the app never asks how my weekend was. —@leakypod
Atypical Typo
The medical school at the university where I work was once celebrating an event and decided to hand out gift pens with the inscription “Faculty of Medicine.” The more you bought from the supplier, the lower the cost, so the university bought 2,000 pens. When the pens arrived, all 2,000 of them read: “Faulty of Medicine.” —Robert Halstead, Winnipeg
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Dream On
The greatest lie the devil ever told was that you would get up and finish that project in the morning. —@kristen_arnett
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Tax Man
My brother worked as a tax auditor for a provincial government. He was dispatched to perform an audit at a nudist colony, but he didn’t uncover anything. —Helen Van Zutphen, Duncan, B.C.
Speaking Up
“As someone with extremely good hair and no other discernible qualities….” —Me, in work meetings
—@ohjuliatweets
Out of Office
I’m sorry but I can’t respond to your work email. I’ve taken my bra off for the night. —@lizhackett
Rule of Law
Me: I’m not saying a word without my lawyer present.
Cop: You are the lawyer.
Me: Exactly, so where’s my present? —@MarfSalvador
Down to Business
What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge. —@gisscontreras
Job Interview
HR: What’s your best asset?
Me: I have a great memory.
HR: Give me an example.
Me: Of what? —@permawedgie
Trying to Be Cool
Every email I ever send: Hello! I am extremely excited to be corresponding with you! You can tell by the number of exclamation points I use! Here is one sentence with a period so that I don’t come across as manic. Thanks! —@katelizabee
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What’s That Behind You?!
My husband is on a work Skype call, so every few minutes I silently walk behind him dressed as a new character from Wicked. —@Liz_Hackett
Customer Knows Best
I said “Sorry for the wait” to a customer and she turned around and said, “No you’re not.” And you know what? She was right. —@Stephfrancex
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Titan of Industry
Me: I’m overwhelmed, dying, too many tasks. Help! What can be done? Will I live this way forever?
Me, after replying to one email: I’m magnificent; what a powerful workhorse. Time to celebrate with a beer—reward this titan of industry! —@Kristen_Arnett
McD’s Misunderstood
Me: Welcome to McDonald’s. Can I take your McOrder?
McDonald’s Boss: Again, you don’t need to put “Mc” in front of words.
Me: Oh, okay. Turns back to customer. Welcome to Donald’s! —@ArfMeasures
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Real Romance
Marriage vows should be rewritten as “to have and to hold and to listen to stories about your workplace drama until death do us part.” —@copymama
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Full Inbox
I have 80 unread emails, and obviously the only solution is to chuck my computer into the sea. —Ashley Nicole Black, comedian
Interview Advice
Bring extra peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the interviewers. It looks selfish if you’re the only one eating. —@Shanehasabeard
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Turning the Tables
During every pause at a job interview, ask your potential boss, “What are you thinking about right now?” —Anne T. Donahue, writer
How to Succeed in Business…
Why does no one tell you that 50 per cent of having any adult job is pretending to look busy for eight hours a day? —@SydneyLeeMarco
Small Victories
I’m about to arrive 10 minutes early to a meeting. Where can I pick up my medal? —@TimHererra
Taking the Initiative
My boss told me to have a good day… so I went home. —Derek Young, Toronto
Looking on the Bright Side
One of my students just called me a “cruel beastie,” which I’m taking as a sign of affection. —@BorrowedHorses
Coming of Age
There is no slower passage of time than the hours spent supervising a middle-school dance. —@erica_sage
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It’s a Scream, Baby
I can really relate to blenders because I also scream while I’m doing my job. —Tig Notaro, comedian
Everybody’s Got to Earn a Living
I saw too moose on the way to work, and when I told the story later, someone asked me how I knew they were going to work. —@Amberlea_Parker
Good Penmanship
Our nephew was getting married to a doctor’s daughter. At the wedding reception, her father stood to make his speech, which he had scribbled on a piece of scrap paper earlier. He stopped several times, overcome with what we could only assume were moments of deep emotion. But, after a particularly long pause, he explained, “I’m sorry. I can’t seem to read what I wrote. Is there by chance a pharmacist in the house?” —Jana Rahrig
Cause for Applause
TGIF? What about TGUCW? Thank God unions created the weekend. —Sam Kaizer, Montreal
Armchair Activist
After harvesting a bumper crop of vegetables last year, I took some to the office and piled them on the table in the coffee area. Then I posted a sign advertising that they were free. The next day I noticed an addition to my note. Below “Free zucchini,” someone had written, “Save the whales.” —Dan Archey
People Person
A friend and I had a small temporary-staffing service. Our agency did mandatory background checks on all candidates. One day after a round of interviews, my colleague was entering information from a young man’s application into the computer. She called me over to show me that he had noted a previous conviction of manslaughter. Below that, on the line listing his skills, he had written, “Good with people.” —Jana Rahrig
My First Day on the Job as Bank Manager
Customer: I’d like a car loan.
Me: I’m not lending you my car. —@David8Hughes
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Fashion Cycle
Four weeks into a job, you’ve seen everybody’s shirts. —Anna Drezen, comedian
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Reasonable Request
My colleagues and I decided to remove the suggestion box from our offie because it received so few entries. We stuck the box on top of a two-metre-high metal storage cabinet and forgot about it. Months later, we found a single slip of paper inside. The suggestion read, “Lower the box!” —Frank Monaco
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Always Cite Your Sources
A job application asked me to list three references. I wrote in Wikipedia, Google and the Oxford Dictionary.
I didn’t get the job. —Susan Flynn, London, Ontario
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Secret Snacks
I carry a briefcase with me to work, so it’s nearly impossible to tell how many mini donuts I have with me at one time. —@TCHRQuotes
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Grounds for Dismissal
Buddha: All attachments will bring suffering.
Me: [Gets fired for never using attachments.] —@Matt_Dupre
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Reviews With Attitude
Dining out tonight? Choose your restaurant carefully. These are real reviews from Zagat:
* “‘Breaking bread’ should not mean you have to use the side of the table.”
* “I thought I was looking at an oil painting when suddenly it moved. It was my waitress.”
* “The only way the tables could be closer together would be to stack them.”
* “The duck was tired, tough and took 90 minutes to arrive. It must have had a long flight.”
* “Primary attraction was the small wildlife wandering across the table.”
* “The chef keeps renaming and relocating the restaurant like it’s a member of the Federal Witness Protection Program.”
* “The waiter repeatedly called my aging parents ‘coach’ and ‘darling.'”
* “Overpriced and undergood.”
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Ever Wonder…
I bet when kittens go to work in kitten offices, there’s always one whose cubicle is decorated with pictures of old ladies. —@Jermhimselfish
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Strengths and Weaknesses
Interviewer: Would you call yourself a hard worker?
Me: Absolutely. I make almost everything harder than it has to be. —@thenatewolf
Wardrobe Malfunction
Friend: Dress for the job you want.
Me: Okay.
[Later, at work.]
Boss: Why are you wearing cat ears? —@internethippo
Thanks?
It’s amazing how a person can compliment and insult you at the same time. Recently, when I greeted my co-worker, she said, “You look so gorgeous, I didn’t recognize you.”—Elaine Schyve
Location, Location
Heard over the plant’s paging system: “Will John Porter please return to where you were before you went where you are?” —Irene Onorato
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One of these recent headlines is made up. Which one?
- “Judge Bars Warlock From Harassing Witch in Salem”
- “China May Be Using Sea To Hide Its Submarines”
- “UNC Boosters Outraged That Some Athletes Took Real Classes”
- “Senator Beagle Aims To Reform Ohio’s Dog Laws”
- “Man Asked To Clean Up After Dog Pulls Gun”
- “State Trooper Heard Dope On The Phone”
- “Lack Of Bologna Leads To Charges” —The Borowitz Report (Headline no. 3 is the fake!)
Shame on Me
I accidentally wrote “Happy birthday!” in a colleague’s going-away card, so now I’ve got to find a new job. —@pencilcasey_
Flawed Cause
WHAT DO WE WANT?
Fewer deadlines!
WHEN DO WE WANT IT?
See, this is the problem. —@timfederle
Selective Reading
Is there a way I can filter out all the work emails except for the ones telling me there are doughnuts or cake in the office? —@johnlyontweets
The Customer Is Always Wrong
Real questions from customers to bemused store clerks:
* “Where are your vegan apples?”
* “What’s the weather like on the patio?”
* “Now, the baked potato, what is that?”
* “What would you do if I robbed you?” —Reddit
Honest Answer
Interviewer: What’s your greatest weakness?
Me: I’m vague.
Interviewer: Can you elaborate?
Me: Yeah. —@patmorrison22
What Not to Wear
[Holding up two ties]
Me: “Which one? I have a big meeting today.”
Wife: “Both are nice.”
[Later]
Wife: “How did it go?”
Me: “Well, wearing two ties was a real disaster.” —@murrmann5
One For The Ages
I work as a historical interpreter in a museum that depicts life in a gold-rush town during the early 1900s. To enhance visitors’ experience, I often encourage them to play along and pretend they live in the era. Recently, I asked a customer if he was a new miner in town. “No,” he replied. “I’m 35.” —Kelleigh Marshall, Wells, British Columbia
Message Received
I have 11 missed calls from my boss, and I can only assume it’s because he’s super excited to give me a raise. —@noticablybacon
Preferential Treatment
A nervous patient arrived at our dental clinic for root canal surgery. We brought him into the examination room and left him for a few moments. When the dentist arrived, he found the patient standing next to a tray of equipment. “What are you doing?” the dentist asked. The patient replied, “Removing the ones I don’t like.” —GCFL
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
The line at our local post office was out the door. There was only one postal worker on duty, and the customers were getting testy. Hoping to hurry things along, a patron yelled out, “How can I help you go faster?” The postal worker yelled back, “You can go home!” —Scarlett Buzek
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Now That’s Good Service
Stepping up to the counter at a fast-food restaurant, I asked for a baked potato with butter on the side. With the gusto of someone newly employed, the teenager taking my order asked, “Which side?” —Elizabeth Jones
Dear Co-Worker…
We all had to sign a card for a co-worker who’s retiring, and I just wrote “Please take me with you” in it. —@glenna_opt
Brain Blank
My co-worker is pregnant, and they passed a card around and I didn’t know what to write, so I just put, “HAVE A GOOD BABY, TANYA.” —@online_shawn
Flimsy Defence
Need an excuse for being late to the office? Don’t try these—they didn’t work the first time:
“I forgot it wasn’t the weekend.”
“My dad offered to make me a grilled cheese sandwich, and I couldn’t say no.”
“I had to watch a soccer game that was being played in Europe.”
“My mother-in-law wouldn’t stop talking.” —careerbuilder.com
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All About Insurance
Before I could enrol in my company’s medical insurance plan, I needed to fill out a questionnaire. As expected, the form was very thorough, leaving nothing to chance. One question asked, “Do you think you may need to go to the emergency room within the next three months?”
I spent 20 minutes explaining insurance options to one of our employees. After reviewing the different plans and monthly deductions, he decided to max out, choosing $100,000 worth of life insurance. But he had one last question.
“Now,” he said, “what do I have to do to collect?” —gophercentral.com
What’s Your Emergency?
Each year, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent police force releases its list of silliest 911 calls. Here are 2016’s highlights:
One woman called to say all her cable TV programs were in French but she didn’t speak French.
Police were called to settle a heated dispute between two neighbours who were arguing over who owned a jar of peanut butter.
A woman inquired whether it was legal to trap squirrels and let them go in a nearby farmer’s field. —CTV News
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Smart Alecks
Readers remember sassy responses to teachers’ questions:
Q: Can you use “etiquette” in a sentence?
A: I don’t know the meaning of the word “etiquette.” —Preetha Rengaswamy
Q: What percentage of the European population died following the outbreak of the plague?
A: One hundred per cent, eventually. —Kim McCollum
Permit Denied
I work for the transportation department at a university. One day, a student came in to buy a parking permit.“What’s your licence plate number?” I asked. She replied, “Front or back?” —Marqui Moss
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The Stages of Working From Home:
1) Yay, I get to work from home.
2) It would be nice to talk to people.
3) I hope that pigeon sits in the window today. —@MarkAgee
School Siesta
I teach at a university. During a test I was administering, I noticed that one of my adult students, who was pregnant, kept rubbing her side. After class I asked if she was feeling okay.
“Oh, I’m fine,” she answered. “The baby was pushing his foot against my ribs, and it hurt a little.”
I was happy to hear her reply until she continued, “It’s strange. He normally sleeps during your class.” —gcfl.net
Kitchen Rules
Adorable idea. Colleagues have been writing names on their food in the office fridge. I am currently eating a yogurt called Debbie. —@FussySaffa
The problem with teaching a man to fish is that eventually someone will microwave that fish in the work break room. —@TheCatWhisprer
Self-Promotion
Interviewer: What’s your greatest strength?
*45 minutes later*
Me: I’m very comfortable with silence. —@Rollinintheseat
Industry Advice from Famous Actors:
Crying scenes are tough. Personally, onions make me cry, so when I have to cry, I think of a dead onion. —Tom Hanks
The most important part of acting is listening, so always act like you’re listening. —Stephen Colbert
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Self Sacrifices
I used to work in a doctor’s office. Last year, I was speaking to a patient about an upcoming medical procedure and advised him to fast for 12 hours leading up to the appointment. He looked at me quite shocked and said, “All at once?” —Ruth Lee, Branchton, Ont.
Probably an Understatement
One of my customers was unhappy with her breakfast.
“What’s wrong with it?” I asked.
“It’s the hash browns,” she said. “They’re too potato-y.” —J.H.
Special Training
No one has ever been more impressed to learn that I’m a Navy SEAL than my grandson’s kindergarten class. On career day, I told them stories of my exploits in the military. After I finished, hands shot up all over the classroom. One little girl inquired, “Can you balance a ball on the end of your nose?” —gcfl.net
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Can’t Believe I Said That
Next time you fumble during a job interview, take comfort in the fact that it couldn’t have gone this badly:
*I was so nervous that when the interviewer asked me what position I wanted to hold in five years, I said “race car driver.”
*The guy asked me to tell him a little about myself, and I literally forgot who I was.
*I was asked about punctuality. I went on about how it was good to speak clearly and politely, and it was nice to use proper grammar in speech and writing. —dailymail.co.uk
At Least He’s Consistent
I supervised an employee who had a negative view of everything I did.
If I took a vacation day, I was “never there.”
If I praised someone’s work, it was “too little, too late.”
He eventually took another job but was fired six months later. Shortly thereafter, he contacted me, hoping to return to his old job.
“Have you learned from this experience?” I asked.
“Yes, I should have stayed here,” he admitted. “You’re too indecisive to have ever fired me.” —Terry O’Connor
Complicated Situation
It’s difficult to say what my wife does: she sells seashells by the seashore. —Milton Jones, comedian
Your Best Self
The closest a person ever comes to perfection is when he fills out a job-application form. —Businessperson Stanley Randall
Email Woes
I’m employed at a computer-security company and have a colleague whose name is M. Alware. His email address is [email protected]. —quora.com
Rules and Regulations
Safety is a major concern at the manufacturing company I work for. As a manager, I’m constantly preaching caution to the workers I supervise. One day I asked a few of the guys, “Does anyone know what the speed limit is in our parking lot?” A long silence followed, then one of them piped up, “That depends. Do you mean coming to work or leaving?” —gcfl.net
Playing Hooky
An insurance agent called our medical office. A doctor had filled out a leave-of-absence form for a patient, but, the agent said, it had been altered. The giveaway? The return-to-work date had been changed to February 30. —J.L.
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Decisions, Decisions
A new law in France gives employees the right to disconnect from work email when they’re out of the office. Current affairs magazine The Week asked its readers what such legislation might be called:
- The Civil Nights Act
- The E-mancipation Proclamation
- The Freedom From Information Act
- Social Notworking
- The French Disconnection
When Working From Home
Note to self: before baby-talking to the cat, make sure conference call has disconnected. —@Bradknewman
Step by Step
My co-worker Ruth had reached a milestone birthday, so we planned a little celebration. I was tasked with ordering the cake. I wrote a short verse and asked the bakery to decorate the cake with the four lines of text, then to add “Happy birthday Ruth” at the end. They followed the directions verbatim. My poem was written on the cake in pretty blue icing, followed by “Happy birthday Ruth at the end.” —Sharon McGregor, Campbell River, B.C.
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How to Translate Your Work Emails
I have a question = I have 18 questions.
I’ll look into it = I’ve already forgotten about it.
I tried my best = I did the bare minimum.
Happy to discuss further = Don’t ask me about this again. —thecooperreview.com
What Was Your Name Again?
My daughter was typing up a test for a religion class she teaches. The answer to one question was “Joseph of Arimathea.” The computer obviously disagreed and, thanks to spell-check, changed it to “Joseph of Aromatherapy.” —Ruth Ann Campbell
What They Say Is True
My wife, a phlebotomist, entered a patient’s room to draw blood. Noticing an apple on his nightstand, she remarked, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away, right?”
“That’s true,” he griped. “I haven’t seen a doctor in three days.” —Larry Jensen
Evidently Not
We asked prospective job applicants at our company to fill out a questionnaire. For the line “Choose one word to summarize your strongest professional attribute,” one woman wrote, “I’m good at following instructions.” —theclever.com
This or That
How many opticians does it take to change a light bulb?
Is it one or two? One…or two? —reddit.com
Riddle Me This
Q: What starts with a P, ends with an E, and has 1,000 letters?
A: Post office. —laughfactory.com
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Condensed Version
People often ask me how I got my job as a film editor. Well, to cut a long story short. —Martin Williams, journalist
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Strong Words
Some co-workers sign emails with “cheers” or “sincerely” followed by their names. But I typically use, “You’ve made a powerful enemy today.” —@Ohnoshetwitnt
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Freudian Slip
Most days in the clinic where I used to work, the phones rang a lot. One very hectic day, when the phones had been particularly busy, I got a bit confused when answering a line that had been waiting: “Thanks for helping, how can I hold you?” —Diane Stift, St. Albert, Alberta
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Occupational Hazard
Working at an unemployment office has to be a tense job, knowing if you get fired, you still have to come into work the next day. —Adam Rowe, comedian
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