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"I see you got the memo!"
Chad Concelmo | 6:36 PM on 09.24.2008 74 comments




If any of you have 9 to 5 office jobs you will probably relate (almost too well) to what I am about to tell you.

There are some ... er ... "jokes" that like to circulate the cubicle-filled hallways of office buildings every once and a while. (You will understand why I put "jokes" in quotation marks in one sec.) These "jokes", I guess, are supposed to be hilarious, help you forget about your daily duties, and make you chuckle with a whimsical glee as you clench your coffee mug and try to forget about the fight you just had with your wife last night over Dancing With the Stars.

I am here to say these "jokes" need to stop. They are not funny. At all.

The culprit today (one that I have heard many times over the years) was this:

I walk in and sit down in my office. A coworker walks by and peeks in at what I am doing. I happen to have the same colored shirt on as this coworker. Coworker says: “Oh, hey, I see you got the memo!” Coworker then laughs uncontrollably and walks away (assumedly to use the same line on someone else unlucky enough to have worn a yellow shirt).

Now, what part of that "joke" is funny? Is there an actual memo that goes out to people telling them what to wear to work that I mistakenly didn’t receive? If not, is it supposed to be funny to even think about a wacky memo like that existing? Wow, that is hilarious.

I know, I sound like a jerk saying this, but someone has to stand up for what is funny in this world. At least if said coworker told me a Knock Knock joke or recited a funny limerick I would have been impressed by the originality.

I love everyone I work with, but, man, these "jokes" are getting old.

How about you? Are you the daily victim of office "jokes"? If so, what are they? I have a morbid curiosity about these things.



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braulio09's Destructoid Blog
it's called socialization, an icebreaker.

jerk.
ace of knaves's Destructoid Blog
I'm fine when other people aren't funny; it makes me look better :). What I do hate is when I make a brilliantly clever remark, and some neanderthal in the immediate vicinity is so amazed by my refreshing wit he tries to give me a high five. I mean what the fuck man, way to remove all dignity from the situation.
Necros's Destructoid Blog
Thank God I'm still in college and far away from any office jokes.
naia-the-gamer's Destructoid Blog
Yeah... it's just that we're putting covers on ALL the TPS reports...
Stella Wong's Destructoid Blog
No one speaks English at my work :(
Justice's Destructoid Blog
Shh you big baby!
jackal27's Destructoid Blog
Holy crap Chad. Am I reading Rev Anthony's c-blog? For a moment I thought you might actually say the f-word.

Go play some Super Nintendo, you've earned it.
A New Challenger's Destructoid Blog
Appropriate response:

"You know, in some countries we'd officially be married now."
Takeshi's Destructoid Blog
I hate office jokes, I hate my job. I'm about to staple someones tongue together with a note to his forehead. Then scream "I see you got the memo".

Fuck 'em all.

A rainbow sherbet ice cream cone doesn't help anymore.
PeZ's Destructoid Blog
That is the price you pay for free ice cream, Chad.
ScottyG's Destructoid Blog
9 to 5? Man, I could certainly use those extra 5 hours in my week (8-5 here)... :p

You should have just dry-humped Coworker for a minute or so. They'd definitely think twice before even being in your presence again. Unless you do a good job, in which case you're in an even stickier situation.
Demtor's Destructoid Blog
9-5? Try 6-4. Yeah... its mother fucking early but for a support desk at a hospital, I guess. The worst is when people walk by all cheery and fake and its not even 9am yet. Go away with your lame jokes, and stupid stories I have to fake a chuckle at because I feel bad for you. I'm busy injecting caffeine into my blood stream, leave me be.
MaxVest's Destructoid Blog
"Yeah, Dress Like Someone You Hate Day is a pretty cool idea, huh?"
Jesus H Christ's Destructoid Blog
I get that office "joke" a lot too. I'm guilty of a corny office joke too though; I tell everyone that it was a pleasure working with them and that I'll see them around everytime I get called in for a drug test.
Brilliam's Destructoid Blog
You get 60 personal days a year-- they're called Saturdays and Sundays!

HUUUUUUUULLLKKKK SMAAAAAAAASSSSHHHHH.
king3vbo's Destructoid Blog
The thing I hate most is when people are happy before noon. No one should be happy before noon
Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
What king said.


That shit irks the fuck out of me.
opeth2112's Destructoid Blog
Another time that calls for murder - being in the elevator and someone says "You stayin out of trouble?" and some other jackass says "Tryin. heh heh heh"

Yeah - you guys are soooo bad ass. Fucking felons almost.
keener's Destructoid Blog
i wore a yellow shirt that day too... how coincidental.

at my new job there is interesting lingo floating around that my friend and i like to lampoon. a lot of the staff members will end emails with "please advise" ... meaning that they would like feedback on the topic or question presented.

however, more than a handful of people use it incorrectly (using it to mean, "id like feedback" is already quite a stretch).


Chad,

RE: that blog about memo's; Id like you to touch base with someone in marketing look into some options for making it more youth oriented. Maybe some slang or a hip-hop artist.

Also, im looking for a way to tell those crappy joke people they are jackasses.

Please advise.
mikeyed's Destructoid Blog
When I was working a 40-hour, 9-5 job this summer, I was lucky enough not to encounter any truly oblivious workers. However, as much as I love cats, the girl who got me the job loved to go talk a lot about them. Almost too much... she loved cats... a lot.... too much... but I was nice and realized if I continued to be so I could possibly return next summer to get paid more mad green. So I do not mind feeding the madness a bit, I regretfully admit.
Spectral's Destructoid Blog
Next time just bring your gum to work.

Then you can just chew all your problems away

(im sure you all thought i meant gun, bastards)
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Yeah, I hear ya, Chad. I get emails from time to time (fuck those damn chain emails), and as soon as I see "FW:" and a list of email addresses, I cringe, because I know what's contained within will not be funny or worth my time.
awkwardmongoose's Destructoid Blog
Burn the place down. Wait...but then you won't have ice cream summer, hmmm...

Hard choices


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