Work Stories from a 9-5

Nov 19, 2015 7:47 PM

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10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Someone add Travolta to the last one

10 years ago | Likes 58 Dislikes 7

"Conversate" is not a freaking word. For all its converse.

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There was salt on the glass, big grains of salt!

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#whelmed

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Those saying "conversate" isn't a word: WRONG! It's been around since 1973: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversate

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I sensibly.. breathed.. at this.

10 years ago | Likes 82 Dislikes 5

i pushed more air out of my nose than usual +1

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This all being said, I fucking love my cubicle. No one bothers me and I get to decorate it with game art posters. Plus, headphones all day.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I've never worked for more than 3 days in my life due to anxiety issues, but an office job was always my idea of heaven.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

converse

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How fucking accurate is this?

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

#8 should be "converse." Please don't help this specific grammatical failure catch on

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This is imgur. Anything remotely funny which has bad grammar will become "aqidah."

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+1 for repost

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Best one yet

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...that would be great.

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Typical "9-5 office jobs" suck. Working at one right now, BUT it does give me a lot more time to browse imgur. #screwyouIT

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Please don't rat me out though..

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Born to be mild.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

That'd be greeeeeaaaaat

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I'll go ahead and make sure you get another copy of that memo.

10 years ago | Likes 478 Dislikes 5

Don't you mean "Meme-o"! no? ok ill show myself out

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

As a fellow 9-5er, feels

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Sometimes my 9-5 migrates to 8-4 because I'm feeling it. Haha.

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Repost

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I would have appreciated a shoutout at least

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sounds like somebody's got a case of the Mondays.

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Shit no, man.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I break people's staplers and replace them with others.

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converse* you're welcome

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

let's be honest 80% of your day is spent on imgur

10 years ago | Likes 106 Dislikes 3

Not anymore. I just moved right I front of the boss. Now it's more like 40% I miss you guys!

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

guy I replaced at work was an idiot, I automated everything so now I just theorycraft ridiculous Pathfinder characters all day

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

honestly I've had office jobs for the last 10 years. I've been on Imgur at least once a day for at least the last 5 years... I'm addicted.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The last 20% is spent daydreaming...

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

80% is a bit much, Probally somewhere around 78%

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Probably*

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Thank God for the imgur app even if it sucks. At least I can pass it off as a work related text message.

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....and the last one..... +1

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I could... burnthebuildingdown...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

beena while since i watched office space... Off i go :D

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Sumcunt pinches everyone's stapler.

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BACK UP IN YOUR ASS WITH THE RESURRECTION

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I suspect Jim Halpert

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

As someone who is very fond of the only all metal swingline stapler in the office... I almost Milton'd the place when someone took it!

10 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Mine broke. And they won't pay for a new one. It's terrible.

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I got mine back... coworker took it as a prank...

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Phew! Otherwise you'd have to blow the place up.

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The next day: https://media1.giphy.com/media/gsqKpLP8rypA4/giphy.gif

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Dammit Jim!

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Expected gif of burning building. Pleasantly surprised.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

<3

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Expected gif of burning building. Harshly dissappointed.

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I'm bummed there wasn't a stapler in every picture except the last one. :-/

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Yea.. went back to check

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He only realised that at the end. Stapler was the whole time.

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I thought you wrote "sniper" and proceeded to look for one.

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If they are a good sniper you won't find them.

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Not gonna lie I immediately looked through the last couple just to be sure.

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You're not alone.

10 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

There are dozens!

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You're never alone.

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i've worked in a few call centers. i have never seen a cubicle. is this what an american call center looks like?

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Nah, just a generic business office

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The ones that ring me look like this: http://www.haokets.org/wp-content/uploads//2011/01/Wells01.jpg

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I used to work in a call center where we had semi decent personnal space between ourselves. This sends shivers down my spine. The noise...

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

American offices.

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yaks..

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and what does one do in such an office? i mean. is it still tele sales or something?

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Well I work in the UN and I have one of these

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Business. Lol idk.

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I work in the fascinating world of an insurance office and I pretty much draft paperwork all day.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Large corporations have all sorts of jobs to do in these cubes. I work at a medical billing company and have a roomy cubicle all to myself.

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Conversate is not a word. It's not that hard, people.

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also, "returning back" is a pleonasm.

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Gesundheit.

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That's what she said

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Damn that's cheap and lazy, my kind of laugh

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Just like my women

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I like saying conversate because it makes people feel bad when they realize I know it's not a word

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They don't feel bad for themselves. They feel embarrassed for you.

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Neither is not being a dick, but what do I know.

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For the record, I came here to say this. I would want to be corrected for nonsense words b/c I don't want to sound like an idiot. IMHO.

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10 years ago (deleted Oct 21, 2024 11:43 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Linking an image works better without the gallery in the middle.

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http://imgur.com/sL1se0g

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Good job. :)

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I was told if I made a reasonable comment there would be upvotes

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You're mistaken. Everyone on Imgur is highly intelligent and certainly won't upvote for no reason. Upvoting this comment would prove that.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Don't be greedy, let's pass it along and make sure everybody gets an upvote.

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http://imgur.com/6RiZlkk I'm gonna burn this place down...

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

#8 should be, "Converse," not, "Conversate."

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They just want to dialogue you about utilizing resources.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Conversate for a few, cause in a few, we gon' do what we came to do, ain't that right boo (truuuueee)

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Conversatorializationizitificating

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THANK you.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

That's like when people mix up "to centrifugate" with "to centrifuge". No you can't centrifuge something. You centrifugate with a centrifuge

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Wasn't conversate added to the dictionary?

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 5

Yeah but it still sucks as a word.

10 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 3

Unfortunately... It is a word. It's just a pointless word. http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/is-conversate-a-word

10 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 3

conversationalise

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Suureee... I bet it's also masterverse, genius.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm with you but we're fighting a losing battle. "Conversate" will be standard usage probably in the next 10 years or so. Sorry.

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I appreciate your efforts in commentating on this.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Fuck no I do eye contact with generic laugh, no matter what it was that they said, and go back to my book

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I think he meant condensate.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

what's the difference?

10 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 2

Yes. Thank you!!

10 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 3

I think Converse is a sports clothing manufacturer, although I could be mistakenated about that.

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Thank you

10 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Yes, but illiteracy seems to be the driving force behind the evolution of the english language, so it's a word now.

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Which is why you speak in Old English, right there, you genius you?

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This sentence should have read: "Is this why you speak in Old English? You genius!"

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lol inorite? imma twatwaffle

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yeh. u r.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

THANK YOU!! I hate that stupid "word" with a passion. It's awful and unnecessary.

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I'm the same with "adaptate"

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Good god, really?!

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I wish I were kidding.

10 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I haven't heard that one yet. What is that? Is it supposed to be adapt? Why is this happening?

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I DON'T KNOW! It's not a word and I think it's catching on! D8

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This is #10. People get hung up on silly details. I ignore them

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lol

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Shhh *stabs with tanto*

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Name checks out

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but shouldn't it be Grammurai?

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Shh...

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