Jobs & Careers

Woman: Sorry, I have to pay in singles.
Cashier: That's okay, people do all the time. (asking innocently) Are you a waitress?
Woman: No, honey. My career is a little less wholesome than that.
Cashier: (stutters and looks at her screen) Alright then, your total is $27.45.

Kroger
Cincinnati, Ohio

Teenage scene girl: I'm going to American Apparel to apply for a job.
Friend: Do you think you'll get the job?
Teenage scene girl: Yeah, but I don't think my mom will let me.
Friend: Why?
Teenage scene girl: There are lesbians there.

McDonald's
Manhattan, New York

20-something man: Oh, man, we've got a really full day tomorrow. We have to freeze all that tomato sauce we made.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/399234131/manually.html

Overheard by: Jon

Blonde teenage girl #1: If I don't get asked to prom I might just drop out of school and become a mechanic.
Blonde teenage girl #2: I know… that would suck.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/overheardinminneapolis/~3/267312131/high-school-problems-are-the-most-important-problems-youll-ever-face.html

Overheard by: high school

Pretty hipster to hipster friend with iPhone: Danny! Stop taking pictures of random girls!
Hipster friend with iPhone: I can't help it, I need them for my work…

Elkhart, Indiana

Black lady on cell: I mean, I’m out here stealing, too! I got a habit to support, too!

33 bus
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Student: Is there really a job where you can just throw paper at people and then run away?

Canadia

Dude: Well, she’s not really a stylist. She’s actually a belly dancer.

Century City Mall
Los Angeles, California

Overheard by: banging head against escalator

Father to daughter: So, she owned a day care center. No wait, an abortion clinic.

South Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Guy to friend, matter-of-factly: You know he’s just teaching there for the kielbasa.

Macalester College
St. Paul, Minnesota