Stupid Things My Boss has Said

When asked whether the staff would have a casual dress code during an upcoming conference in Hawaii, my boss replied, "Sure, however, you guys cannot wear any pants with brightly colored designs."

When a staff member purchased wrapping paper for gifts to be presented to a Chinese delegation, my boss, displeased with the selected paper stated, "They don't like shiny things in China."

One recent afternoon, my boss exited her office and yelled into the hallway, "Does anyone know how to Google?"

After visiting Hong Kong, my boss stated, "Hong Kong is so metropolitan....there are hardly any Chinese people there."

A week before Labor Day, my boss sent me an email asking, "What day is Labor Day?"

After an extensive visit to China, including a tour of a real estate project where the Chinese government basically stripped farmers of their land (or, more bluntly, stole their land) and relocated the families, my boss stated, "You should see them. They moved these farmers into really fabulous condos. It was wonderful!"

hmmm...