Things happen. In life or at work, nobody is immune to failure. But let’s be honest, any workplace bears a very high probability of occupational mishaps, no matter what kind of job it may be. In a sense, it’s part of the definition of ‘being on duty.'
So this time, we’re looking at some of the funniest cases that illustrate how failing to perform one’s duties right actually looks in pictures. And thanks to the subreddit You Had One Job, we’ve got a seemingly endless fountain of occupation-related hilarity. Created 8 years ago, the subreddit is 421k-strong in members and aims at capturing posts that show what it means to hear “You Had One Job!” from your coworker, client, or boss.
Colleagues and customers unite, because this time, no one who failed at bringing the bare minimum to their single job is getting away without being busted. Psst! More funny ‘one job’ posts, aka you wish you'd done it properly but it’s too late now, are waiting in our previous posts here, here, and here.
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Literally Your Last Job
In 2016, a suicide bomber with explosives in his laptop boarded a Daallo Airlines flight, intending to destroy the aircraft. Twenty minutes after takeoff, the explosives detonated, blasting a hole in the plane, and instantly sucking the bomber out. He was the only fatality
Well in fairness the training is pretty limited.. "Watch carefully as i will only be able to show you once"
I shouldn't have laughed, but I did!!!! Too much!!!!
Load More Replies...That Wasn't Supposed To Happen
This has me dying right now! 🤣🤣 Good to know the product doesn't work!
No Wonder I Was Struggling...
Step 1: Complete puzzle. Step 2: Flip puzzle over. Step 3: Summon Bob Ross to paint an even better landscape scene.
I guess you could summon Bob Ross if you had an ouija board handy.
Load More Replies...That's how all puzzles should be like... No actual knowledge what it looks like. Then you'll be the puzzle master
I've done a couple like that, they're lots of fun
Load More Replies...It's the same picture from different perspectives. Were you expecting an exact copy?
Failing at whatever it is you’re doing is nerve-wracking. At that point, you may think you are the one making all the mistakes every time, and perfectionists are the ones who suffer the most because of it.
Failing poses a threat to our power and confidence, and this, in turn, creates just more stress. Add hectic schedules and never-ending commitments, and you get a toxic brew of low self-esteem. But what if we learn to deal with breakdowns and failures?
Dede Henley, an author and leadership strategist, suggests applying productive reasoning when it comes to occupational and professional failures. The first step is to self-reflect about “what you are holding as the 'truth,' what you don’t know enough about, and what your part in the breakdown may be,” she explained in an opinion piece for Forbes.
Sharing it with your team workers in a way that means you take accountability for your actions is a productive way to go about it.
Got The Christmas Lights Up. They're... Candles. Yeah. Really
You get a Christmas d**k! You get a Christmas d**k! Everyone gets Christmas d***s!
I Am So Confused
First you were not pregnant, then you got pregnant.. it is the new timeline feature.
Load More Replies...And Level IV is “Jesus! Get that thing out of me!!!”
Load More Replies...You should see a surgeon. They'll get the alien out before it destroys your ribs.
Apparently, Mermaids Have Butts
I would like to see the other side of the statue, maybe she has some other secrets.
How do you know they don't? Have you ever seen a real mermaid for comparison?
Who says they don’t? It is a fantastical and mythical creature so they can have whatever anyone wants them to have.
This is actually how mermaids were depicted in classical art amd illustration.
🤔 hard to disagree, quite Micheal Angelo piece of work
Load More Replies...Secondly, Dede suggests allowing your team to “reflect on what they’re holding as the truth that you collectively don’t know about.” In this way, the “collective group can engage in double-loop learning,” which is likely to bring fruitful results and valuable lessons out of the failures.
And third, don’t forget to apply the newly learned knowledge. This, of course, doesn’t mean that your part of the job is over. On the contrary, the critical part in solving the work failure is owning your part in what happened and “reflecting critically on your performance.” “A big part of handling a failure better is not blaming others for it,” Dede concluded.
Posted The Sign, Boss ...
Oh,maybe this was what happened to the woman with the triple line pregnancy test?
Visible Confusion
The sad thing is they must have had someone doing it to make the sign
That's One Short Cord
Client: We need that image now DTP-person: Yeah but it's just circles and a short cord Client: Nobody will notice, publish it! DTP-person: Okay....
I don't know what DTP stands for, the first my mind came up with was "Down To Party" xD
Load More Replies...It Was Almost Fine
You mean the lightbulb went on above your head?
Load More Replies...Is this for real? Seriously?? Not photoshoped??? Oh my goodness...
Finished Labeling The Package, Boss
Did you not know that you can do biking in so many different ways?
“Son what sports are you playing?” “Well, theirs biking, biking, biking...”
Figured Out The Clan's Age Boss!
Ming the Clam, the world's oldest animal at 507, was killed by researchers trying to tell how old it was
In the 1970s, researchers in Taiwan were studying a cedar that was over 4,000 years old until they accidentally set it on fire. Oops...
Was that really necessary? What in the world did that "help" in the name of science?!?!
people are stupid.... they probably weren't "reasearchers", just dumb high school/college kids -3-
Load More Replies...So we have wiped out white rhinos, are almost done with white lions and have now killed a white clam. Great. Just great.
Safety First
It's meant to be in the rain - I'm sure it's fine.
Load More Replies...I worked once on a roadside crew and one time an electrician was working on the innards of one of those while we all watched, standing in pouring rain in a few inches of water.
And here we are someone standing in a not-safe distance taking a picture. Just wow
To Fend Off Covid
Well, now I’m a bit conflicted... it’s very funny, but if it’s a joke, it sounds like it’s mocking people who practice social distancing by calling them “socialist.” By the way, I am super fun at parties.
Load More Replies...teetaho.com/products/practice-socialist-distancing-t-shirt
Load More Replies...The best social dancing would be break dancing people give you a ton of space for that
It works! I've doing the Bernie Sanders Two-Step and haven't gotten sick yet.
I’m Pretty Sure That’s An Avocado!
I actually had a problem like that with amazon. a thing came in purple and blue, I wanted blue. amazon gave me options to pick from: 1. (picture shows blue) Purple, or 2. (picture shows purple) Blue. help person didnt know which was right - pic or text. Clicked randomly. Got purple. Talked to help desk. They said would send blue on their own dime no return necessary. Got purple. Repeat. Got purple. Gave up.
One Space Was All It Was Needed
It's also broken, that's why you need to use the finger
Load More Replies...I Feel So Safe
As an introvert, this is how I feel whenever I'm forced to socialise.
Load More Replies...Someone felt so unsafe that they took the button with them, just in case...
Elmo Born With Eyes On The Back Of His Head
Ah, Scohol. Those Were The Days
It's how alcohol is pronounced after you have drunk enough. Ask any teacher
I have some sympathy. I do signs at work and sometimes you're concentrating so much on getting the shapes of the letters right that you miss the basics.
But, is it even positioned correctly? We dont have signs on the streets, nor school (bus?) lanes/ pockets, so I wouldnt know
Load More Replies...Come On Man.....
I would say that this was on purpose to elicit a giggle or two, especially seeing that it's 'large and sweet' for 'Big Mama'.
The longer you look, the better it gets! The only thing that could make this perfect would be if the price was $4.20.
This reminds me of when the Swedish company locum decided to use a heart instead of the o on their Christmas cards...
I need to see this to know if I should upvote you.
Load More Replies...Legend Has It That It's Still Good To This Day
What beverage has milk, bubbles and apple flavour? It sounds disgusting.
Apple latte in a can. It tastes like shaving foam.
Load More Replies...How is month/day/year sensible? It's annoying and out of order
Load More Replies...I always demand enzymatically modified rutin in my apple-flavored carbonated milk.
Trick Or Trick
Looks like you got more than you bargained for! That's so ridiculous I'd hang it up anyway😆
I bought a Happy Easter sign that says Happy Paster and we hang it every year.
Load More Replies...Come on, it's just a new (and pretty efficient) word, and you save space.
I Know This Year Has Sucked, But C’mon...
No, we can't because the year after would be 2020 too!
Load More Replies...New policy from the people of the world. Each year gets one week to audition to show if it's any good. If not, bzzzt. 'Next year, please'. Harsh but fair.
Yeah, we actally made our decision really quickly. Did not need more informations.
Installed The Sink Boss!
This is what happens when a homeowner says I WANT THIS! and you try to explain the laws of physics, and they yell I WANT THIS, and you give them what they want....
I was thinking that this is what happens when the homeowner does the installation their self.
Load More Replies...We have a saying, "Measure wrong twice. Cut wrong once." (sigh.)
Load More Replies...you get an A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nope, No Problem Here
Haaaaaaa ha ha haaahhh! Thanks for the laugh!
Load More Replies...My Kitkat Was Just A Bar Of Chocolate
I once had one that was just a wafer... no chocolate at all.
Load More Replies...Nope, this is like finding a golden ticket. It occurred to me once when I was young with a Club biscuit.
ME TOO! A dark orange club biscuit. I was absolutely thrilled!
Load More Replies...I recently learned that Kit Kats were the first affordable chocolate bar for the working classes, back when chocolate was a luxury item. They added milk to make it go further and make it sweeter, wafer to fill space and make it cheaper, and the cream filling is just smushed up Kit Kats.
Why are you all buying kit kats if you just want bars of chocolate...? I love kit kats and I would be so sad if this happened to me lol
Much rather that than a Kit Kat or Twix! I actually prefer solid chocolate!
Yes, This Is How Reflections Work
Reminds me of the twilight zone episode where the lady saw her double at the bus station
Light Up The Stars, Baby!
Because their Netflix show was called light up the sky. Xd
Load More Replies...is it just me or does the light from the light post look like a light pill
Ah Yes Education!
The nail clipper is meant to replace the teeth if you are a nail biter.
That's because you have to smile at the TSA agent when they discover nail clippers in your carry on. Like...when's the last time you heard someone go on a killing spree with just a pair of nail clippers? News reporter "It was horrible, Steve! Hangnails everywhere! The carnage...*sob."
Well, incisors and nail clippers are pretty much the same mechanically.
I Ordered A Precision Screwdriver And It Got Delivered Like This
On the flip side, I ordered acid liquid solder flux through Amazon and it came yesterday loose in a large box with no packing material. I was a bit shocked.
Load More Replies...I got a potato peeler in a box like that last week. I was excited for a moment, then I remembered
Literally every parcel I ordered online th least 12 months. Pack a single bread crumb sized item in a box the size of a chair and wrap it in 50 metres of brown paper and enough bubble.wrap.to choke the last albino orca on the planet.
Amazon; destroying the Amazon one box at a time. - They sent me a completely empty one once.
That's A Tall Girl, If You Ask Me...
If shes that tall i dont think that she should wear a skirt
If she's that tall she can just stamp on any pervs trying to up-skirt her.
Load More Replies...Someone probably thought that "meters" and "feet" were about the same thing. Still a tall girl in this case though.
This girl is from Brobdingnag, the land of giants from Gulliver's Travels.
But They Both Are Right Hands!
Opened A Can Of Corn And...
Big Ben Looks Funny
“Write Congrats On Them” ( Two Cakes )
you punctuate with Emojis so I don't trust you
Load More Replies...It reminds me of this golden cupper plaque which read "I want no engraving on the plaque. Leave it blank. No engraving."
Generic, for when you're in a hurry and don't have time for them to custom decorate the cake.
Mmm! Lung Damage!
My school bus passed a gas station that proudly proclaimed "LIVERS GIZZARDS KEROSENE".
reminds me of the "Chicken car wash" sign on an establishment in my city
Now What Colors Would My Kid Use To Fill This In ?...
And can fill in the background too. But it IS funny because the dogs take up the majority of the pages.
The right page said "Pongo and Perdita Dalmatian" or at least that's how I am thinking it is... the literal is "Dalmatian of Pongo and Pedita" and "of" in this instance is kind of like a possessive 's in English. Let me go back and read the left page....
Load More Replies...Don’t Apologize, It Happens?
I love this Panda group. All the comments are funny and not rude. No politics in the comments. I look forward to this email all the time!
Barely Noticeable
Ohh this guy came to fix our stove and then when he left it looked like that it was like that for like 6 years and probably still is.But now we have a new house and are renting out that one.
They Changed The Title After Realizing It
Not Sure If That's How This Works
XD That's exactly what Stan Lee from GF would say. (Uh do I sound like an over-obbessed fan? if I do tell me)
Load More Replies...Disappointed
The video is actually 3.-- something seconds long, so YouTube rounds up the decimal. On the publishing page where you can name your video, it says 3 seconds, but on a viewer's feed, it would appear as 4 seconds. Hope this helps!
Exactly what I was thinking. Also, like ur username! =3
Load More Replies...All Four Colors Lived Together In Harmony. Then Everything Changed When Green Went Rogue
...only the Remote, master of all four colors, could save them, but when the world needed it most, it vanished. A hundred years passed and and my brother and I discovered the new Remote, a Remote named Sony. And although its clicking skills are great, it has a lot to learn before its ready to save anyone. But I believe Sony can save the world. SONY: THE LAST REMOTE.
Gryffindor: Brave students are worthy. Ravenclaw: Wise and smart students are worthy. Hufflepuff: kind student are for me! Slytherin: Ima build a f*cking chamber
grenne really thats the best thing you can come up with
One [friggin] Job, Traffic Cone...
My Churches Anti Racism Slogan
I'm torn. On one hand I hate racism, but on the other hand, I can't pass up a free offer.
Load More Replies...Considering s/he didn't know how to use an apostrophe, nothing surprises me!
Restored The Sculpture Boss
Nope - https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/spanish-sculpture-restoration-fail
Load More Replies...Looks like the face I make when my 14 remaining brain cells try to do math
As an artist, this really boils my piss. These people need to be imprisoned. They are nothing more than vandals.
I'm beginning to wonder at this point if these are really just vandals who are doing this stuff on purpose.
Come and see another world famous amateur art restoration gone wrong. That will be ten dollars entrance fee, thank you, come again. Don't forget to buy your souvenir replica too.
it kinda does... maybe its a sign. though for or against, we will never know
Load More Replies...Hit Yourself You Will
I had to look away for a few seconds after reading that to make sure it wasn’t just me being dumb and not knowing how to read :D
Why did Star Wars episodes come out as 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3? In charge of sequence, Yoda was. You're welcome
Load More Replies...maybe im stupid or dont see it right... but can someone tell me what this is supposed to say?
I feel like something's missing..."You will thank us 3 months from now" would make sense...but hit yourself is a bit of an odd one out
Load More Replies...I Can See/Hear You
At first by glancing at it, i thought that was ghost coming out of his left side.
Left: How It Should Be Right: How They Did It
The German headline (white letters) says "I am a self-opinionated female" and the lower case "e" changes the meaning to "I am a female with rights". The author of this poster might have tried to use a gender neutral term popular now but clearly failed to do so.
They didn't fail to do anything, that's the entire point of the poster.
Load More Replies...In fairness, and I say this as having only A-levels German.... German is hard!
I was seeing the face of the forgotten teletubby for a few seconds???!!!
I Found A Use By Date Sticker In My Burger...
Why would you need an expiry date for a burger? Who would save it for another day?
Yes I Would Love Some Online Rings
honestky, my favorite snack is C h i c k e n F i n g e r
Load More Replies...Hi welcome to chills try our new online rings Me:cool let me try it
Ah Yes, My Favorite Chemical
We don't know what chemicals there are, but we know they cause cancer.
What kind of cancer causing chemical requires 2 AAA batteries. What kind of product is this?
Found This While Shopping For Christmas Presents
This Skeleton My Sister Bought
Hum, so that’s what happens when Alien meets a human it doesn’t want to kill!
Good Cheese
That's ok..Went to a deli yesterday and had the new girl make my son a sandwich. She asked if he wanted it toasted..he said yes. Then we watched in horror as she put on the meat, cheese, lettuce, pickle and tomato and whacked the whole thing in the oven. Seriously? Who likes cooked salad on their sub sandwich?
There Was An Attempt To Write Welcome In The Floor Using Stone Inlay
I said that out loud like Destiny from Finding Dory.
Load More Replies...The emphasis would be on the 'Wee' sound though... that's not how Dracula would say it.
Load More Replies...This Door Handle Protector
It looks like a very thin patch, which may be covering previous door-handle related damage?
Load More Replies...What is that wall made of? I don't think the door stopper is to blame here
Ah, Yes. O P T I O N S
Nothing wrong with this apart from the picture quality. It is a 3-position switch with the centre position for OFF, and ON on either side. For example, Forward and Reverse, and other millions of examples.
"Hello Smithers, you're quite good at turning me on. Because that's all you can do."
Saw This Today Lmao
Concordia University Of Michigan Merch
Wear this enough and you'll eventually graduate CUM laude
Load More Replies...Loooong time ago when Sam Houston College was being built, some say it's original name was going to be Sam Houston Instituite of Technology.
Not a big fan of Concordia University of Michigan. Except the ladies' part.
Drinking On The Job?
I would say that it might've been intended for the pub/bar market, where they're dispensed upside down. However, the label at the top is the same as the others.
when i worked in a pub they often had the optic bottles with the main label 'upside down' and the neck label the 'right way' - this was meant to make it easier to restock/find the right bottles quickly. Probably isn't the case here since every other bottle is the right way round, but you never know.
Load More Replies...🥃You shud alwaz test your merthandiz before ...what was i supposed to be doing?🥃
What is this crap? REAL men drink Stowaway Jim! The most expensive Spiced Rum on the planet!
I Just Wanted Gas
I really don't remember the last time I saw a single-sided gas pump. Somebody definitely didn't get the right equipment.
Umm, I Think It Goes On This Way?
Ah Yes, Skateboard
He is a giant using two skateboards, one for each foot.
Ah Yes, The Barcode
I Mean They Tried
if its masks for men why is there a lady there unless the man is transgender or something
Ceilings In My Highschool Be Like
That Better Be One Flat Hot Dog...
Can be used as hot dog buns in the event that you run out of actual hot dog buns. Done it several times, argueably better than an actual hot dog bun
Lifesaver!
Use handbrake, but please operate it with your foot for optimum results
What Happened Here ?
Well I Like My Bus To Pots Aswell
He Was “Just A Little” Drunk When Painting
And A First Grade Education Apparently
This thing wasn't a fail. It was portraying a person humming, then bursting out into song
yea it just says create you own letters i dont see the joke in this one or why its a problem
I'm No Colour Expert But...
Even if it is, the outside of the pencil is usually the same general color as the nib. So unless the entire set is blue, (and since it looks like a Crayola set, I’m guessing it isn’t) it’s still a fail.
Load More Replies...When you put a colorblind person in charge of these things
*locust, my dude ... locus is a place where you'll find something.
Load More Replies...Just A Click
My Daughter Could Not Wait For Her Dog Toy To Bark...chinese
I genuinely feel like it was unnecessary to include "Chinese" in the title
I thought she wanted the dog to bark in Chinese
Load More Replies...Yep, ain't gonna happen. But, to be fair, the Chinese are very good at creating something that they then distribute all over the World. White goods, plastic products and I'm sure there's something else ... now what was it?
There is no on/off switch, no metal contact plate for the batteries. It's never going to work. Who should they blame?
I honestly thought she was saying the dog was going to bark in chinese.
This is kinda a case of what do you expect when you buy your poor kid cheap s**t?
Well Then
yeah force a woman to carry that fetus she never wanted with all the "fun" of pregnancy, risk of losing job, then later painful labour and finally you are free from it. 9months is just a blink of an eye, right? /sarcasm. EDIT: ok i just saw the fail lol but I'm just gonna keep my original words so ppl can laugh at my ass not seeing the joke
Sean Hannity, I wish I could make all men like you eat 20 pcs of Jabanero and watch you next morning on the toilet, and even then you'd be quarter of way from giving birth to a human baby.
Load More Replies...I've seen a similar one before. but on that one, the letters were misplaced. So I expected to see the same fail here, but got confused when it actually was correct.
Force men to carry foetuses and they'd all change their minds ...
Maybe I'm dumb, maybe it is because I'm a foreigner... But I don't see what is spelled wrong here.
I don't get what's wrong with this shirt. I must be tired, I don't see it.
You have to wonder where some people were when the brains were being passed out.
Brains? Oh man...I thought you said "rain" so I went back inside.
Load More Replies...Like Grumpy cat 'said', "When the zombies come most of you will have nothing to worry about. They are only looking for brains." (Not exact words)
You have to wonder where some people were when the brains were being passed out.
Brains? Oh man...I thought you said "rain" so I went back inside.
Load More Replies...Like Grumpy cat 'said', "When the zombies come most of you will have nothing to worry about. They are only looking for brains." (Not exact words)
