which clip art extravaganza is the most gratuitous? you be the judge!
is it this sign, from the virginia office of — of course — a major mobile carrier?

is it this little tea party of a sign from cambridge, mass.?

or is it this one, from, yes, a church restroom?

related: cubicle etiquette

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“we really don’t hate the holidays,” says our anonymous foreign-policy elf in washington, d.c., “just passive-aggressive coworkers.”

related: perhaps a committee to assess the health of the committee?

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our anonymous submitter from dallas works in the creative department of a large corporation that’s recently cut back on extras like holiday parties and cake and fruit. this scrooge-like misanthropy seems to have taken a toll on staff morale — even among the determined breed of office “fun fund” leaders.
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casey from shreveport, louisiana spotted this on the coke machine in the office break room. she clarifies: “henry g.’s comment is in reference to the increase in price, not katie’s wanting more coke zero.”

meanwhile, breanna in l.a. saw this baffling note in a liquor store on the corner of hollywood and vine. (“did someone pee [...]

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joe in northern virginia has amassed a pretty divine collection of office fridge notes over the years, the best of which portend various forms of karmic/economic/physical retribution.

related: it must have been a pretty big bite 

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daniel m. saw this note in a men’s room on the 59th floor of the empire state building, where he confirms the toilets were indeed frequently left unflushed.

related: priorities; et tu, dora? 

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nobody likes it when food goes missing from the office fridge, but one v8-drinking facilities staffer in savannah, georgia wanted to make her displeasure a bit more official.

adds our anonymous submitter: “as you can see, the pest control department took appropriate action.”

related: if the TSA was in charge of the office fridge? 

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our anonymous submitter in dearborn, michigan spotted this gem in a women’s restroom at her office of “several hundred financial and information technology professionals” — perhaps the future workplace of a “trifling” young uc-berkeley student?

related: i think it’s going to be a long long time

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i think what fascinates me most about this e-mail, from the head of the party planning committee — excuse me, “fun fund” — at an office in toronto, is the subject line. not only does the writer ignore the obvious “let them eat cake,” she vetoes the direct approach (”hey, fatty“) in favor of the [...]

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(from beyond robson, via miss604)
perhaps scott should give anytime stan a call?

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aarwenn from seattle found this note in her office’s cafeteria, which she says is a hot spot for bad writers with passive-aggressive issues. “of course,” she says, “here at Large Aerospace Company, a lot of us have ‘issues.’”

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this exercise in how not to get a job is brought to us by an anonymous submitter in kansas city. the worst part: before sending this e-mail, this guy was actually in the top five.
(i think steve might have watched in good company one too many times.)

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our anonymous submitter spotted this note posted by a coworker on the office fridge. when asked about the note, this coworker described himself as someone “with a penchant for an orderly universe and a strong desire to see food mingle.” um, okay.

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our anonymous submitter dutifully passes along this company-wide farewell e-mail, but says: “i have no idea what’s he’s talking about. holla!” (i know, i know, he’s no jason.)

related: the farewell email to end all farewell emails 

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no, you can’t  — at least not at erin’s office in indianapolis. explains erin, “my co-worker got tired of people,  separating pages on the printer by licking their fingers so she helpfully taped this box of sortkwik to it.”

meanwhile, alvaro’s office in madrid is having licking issues of its own with the office coffee machine. [...]

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presenting, for your analysis, this anonymous contribution from a hair salon in bettendorf, iowa (pop. 32,394). for the scatologically inclined vandal — and for putz’s owner — the unconscious issues at play appear to be anything but borderline. college psych majors: care to address which stage of psychosexual development is associated with passive-aggressiveness?

related: i can’t [...]

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our anonymous contributor works part-time (through a non-profit) at a large, “troubled” high school in milwaukee. today, while making some copies, she found this anonymous wonder.

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mona in los angeles brings us this pair of notes from her high-rise century city office building. says mona, “apparently my co-worker saw the panties at issue. my question is…who leaves their panties in the bathroom at work? who does that?” my question: why are we letting paris and britney off [...]

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attention: corporate emergency in the chicagoland area!

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according to a 2006 harris poll, office-workers say annoying ringtones are one of their biggest pet peeves — second only to office loud talkers. so i’m actually surprised we haven’t seen more notes like this one, which flickr’s heather champ found taped to her (chirping) cell phone once upon a time. (meanwhile, elsewhere at yahoo [...]

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