Nobody’s ever entirely sure why these things happen, but they do and it’s both annoying and hilarious. Annoying for those who have to suffer the direct consequences (or those who empathize with said consequences) and hilarious for everyone else.
By that, we do of course mean instances when people had just one single job to do and they managed to blunder it up in the worst ways imaginable. And of course it was all documented online because the internet. You know what to do.
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Schrödinger's cat 2.0 - missing and not missing at the same time
Load More Replies...Schrödinger's cat, it's both missing and not missing at the same time !
Hey! What are you doing inside my head! Go away! 😂😂😂😂😂
Load More Replies...Schrodinger's house cat: both missing and not missing depending on whether there is a chance of getting fed.
And as a side benefit, the plop acts as a bidet
Load More Replies...Purple is by far my favorite color, but even I wouldn't go that far.
The plane was the backup plane, and so had the three colors available. The pilot pushed the wrong button. French paper about this: https://www.leparisien.fr/politique/couac-du-14-juillet-la-patrouille-de-france-presente-ses-excuses-15-07-2018-7821348.php
Apparently it's worth than that. The pilot pushed the right button, but the wrong color canister was loaded in the socket.
Load More Replies...Yeah, most likely some tech loaded the wrong canister. Whoopsie!
Load More Replies...I must be malfunctioning cause it makes sense to me. Can someone tell what's wrong with it
The jet on the far left should be streaming blue.
Load More Replies...So, why are folks seemingly deliberately bad at their job? There are a number of reasons behind this.
The most clear-cut explanation is that the person is completely incompetent and is thinking with anything else other than their brain. And, sometimes, training and onboarding as well as meetings don’t really help. Because there is no cure for stupid. Well, education is, but you gotta consider the cost-benefit ratio.
And the lesson to learn is never, ever paint your lane lines during allergy season.
Load More Replies...Technical issue, in fact. The curved lines are stick-on lines to move the lanes during road works. They only stick for a short time (surely during summer), but are sometimes used for months. With the result shown in the picture.
Thank you for the explanation, I always thought this can't have been done purposely this.
Load More Replies...Bro I brought a juice that said it was 100% natural with carrots, oranges and pineapple. That thing on the back said 1% natural made out oranges, peaches and apples
Natural is different than artificial. Allegedly.
Load More Replies...More a quirk of regulations? Safe, harmless, natural food can be used to imitate other flavors so there is "no artificials." At the same time, if it's not strawberries giving it that strawberry flavor, they likely have to call the FLAVOR (not the food, just the flavor) artificial.
Says right there - "No artificial colors or sweeteners". Doesn't say flavour.
Yeah but the placement is sneaky, they’re deliberately making it say “No artificials!” In huge bold letters to trick some people into thinking it actually means no artificial ingredients :(
Load More Replies...Fair enough. No artificialS (plural), only one artificial (singular) flavor
They can use red bugs for coloring and it's still natural.
Myself and another person close to me are allergic to Red dye #40. gotta read a lot of labels
Load More Replies...I'm guessing this becomes 'technically true' if I could read the fine print. Like it probably says something like no artificial sweeteners etc as opposed to claiming nothing in the container is artificial. But it's Nesquick so as the container says, you should just expect "Awe, some Ness"
if i remember correctly, i saw someone say this was actually planned as a joke
Not even that. I saw it debunked as a photoshop joke, the actual lettering on the building is as it should be.
Load More Replies...https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2015/08/signs-architecture-major
Another thing that makes someone a bad employee is their tendency to do a no-show. What is worse is when they are also unreachable. Calling in, not picking up the phone, not responding to communication—all of these mean that the worker is irresponsible and not committed to the job they’ve been hired to do. Sometimes, things like addiction might complicate things further.
That is absolutely brilliant on their part. They'll have tons of publicity, whoever they are.
Agreed, I would seriously do this. It's getting attention, which is the point of this after all :)
Load More Replies...Ok, I give the Non-US Pandas permission to complain about the stall gap here
As a US Panda I will complain with the rest of you because that gap is insane even for US standards
Load More Replies...I constantly have dreams where I have to use public toilets and they’re all totally exposed like this.
Surely that must be illegal...?? I mean, in any other context that would be seen as indecent exposure, at least, no...?? So how come forcing that upon people is OK??
Is it indecent exposure to use a urinal? Or when you shower in the common area shower at gym? Or use a public changing room? But a lot of US bars have bathroom stalls that just don't have doors at all. I'm pretty sure trying to prevent sex and drug use. Also some public park bathrooms the doors are missing.
Load More Replies...Where the eff is this? As am American I've never seen anything this bad before. The usual gaps are on the doors!!
It's the last piece to the pirate treasure!
Load More Replies...Some folks are also compulsive or habitual liars. Either that, or they always have an excuse up their sleeves. Regardless, someone who’d rather lie or make excuses instead of doing a job right, doing it at all, or learning to do it and making something of themselves is a time-waster from a business perspective.
People like this don’t take responsibility for their actions, but work is something that demands taking ownership, so this is another incompatibility that leads to poor results.
is the son three? because tbh, if I were a three-year-old, i'd love that cake. i have low standards, though.
I would've absolutely loved that cake with my soul, and i'm 12
Load More Replies...They should've had frog legs sticking out, then it'd be perfect! 👌
Load More Replies...I'm secretly hoping it was a communication error. Something like "we are having a birthday with a frig theme and need a cake" without ensuring your order actually said you wanted frogs as part of the cake design. If the baker actually agreed to a frog theme cake, this is pathetic
It‘s overkill to say the birthday was „ruined“. At least the 3 year old would not mind. But I would not pay for this thing, if I ordered something else.
Whatever you do, don't look behind you in the morning when it comes out.
thirst? thirsty for what? water? juice? something else that'll get censored here?
Probably that Gatorade from higher up. It IS a sports drink, after all.
Load More Replies...Maybe this is a marathon medal, so the 3rd place was very likely thirsty, like everybody else... In fact, this could be a Participation Medal: "Everybody finishes 3st!"
Sometimes, people might be careless by nature and fail to follow directions right from the get-go. Now, it might be a simple case of “I didn’t read it” and doing so might resolve the issue, but some might not have the aptitude to internalize it and would continue to make the same mistakes. In turn, their lack of consideration, ignoring protocol and taking shortcuts leads to headaches for everyone else.
So, you derive safely by taking a blurry photo of the sign, while trying to stay in your lane, just so you can later post to BP . . .?
They just want you to think they're nemesississes...I mean nemeses. More like Hacksaw Jim Duggan and the Iron Sheik
Load More Replies...Settle down people. he hasn't (was it a 'he'?) put on the 90 degree elbow and 10 inch extension.
And, sometimes, it’s just the case of a bad attitude. They don’t give a gaw-giggity about the customers, the merchandise, the quality, nothing. This often means they are unwilling to collaborate, let alone to do a good job, and even more so when their arrogance and asocialism doesn’t allow them to draw the right conclusions and to become better employees.
Most roads in my Belgian town: the grills or covers are nicely aligned with the road during construction, but as they are supported by a whole structure under them, they don't sink, whereas the tarmac sinks with the load of the cars. Only solution is set them 2-3 cm lower than the tarmac during construction, but that does not look nice to the politicians who have to cut the ribbon to open the road. "Luckily" normally a crack appears around these height differences and the water seeps into the underground. Where it creates other problems.
Oh, lovely, we Dutch ARE smarter than Belgians :) We do install the grills lower than the road :)
Load More Replies...This is how all the drains and roads are in my neighbourhood. That's what happens when they build on a swamp. Lol
My old workplace had the shower room refurbished. The contractor had summer help teens working with him. They were even hollering at him that he was doing things wrong. The drain was higher than the flood & there was a outlet mounted underneath the shower head. Our facility management people signed off on the job yet.
This is ridiculously, monotonously common across all forms of floor drains.
Besides being innately bad, there might also be external factors for why someone is bad at their job.
Being poorly paid is at the top of the list, but it becomes worse when the employee also feels like they are stuck there having to suffer the bad paycheck without any exit strategy.
Sometimes I have seen stuff like this when the thing is really important and they don’t want anyone stealing it
Load More Replies...This could be intentional. People are wack. Somebody could've tried to steal the TV before.
Tell us your video surveillance units are nonfunctioning without telling us they are for appearances only.
No that’s what I was thinking and no one else was talking about it and I’m flabbergasted by this man
Load More Replies...Yeah I was gonna say, probably still hydrate you...
Load More Replies...The pinky and ring finger are gripping the bottom jar
Load More Replies...New pickle flavor (those are pickles right? Not cucumber pickles but pickled vegetables. They look like pickles, right?)
Wile E. Coyote making an ACME rocket to catch the Road Runner?
Load More Replies...Sorry to be boring, but if sparks hitting the cylinders on an oxy-acetylene set caused a problem, then 1) a cylinder was leaking and a kaboom was inevitable and 2) most workshops would already have blown up.
If its welding procedure, then blue one is argon gas(inert) and other one is carbon dioxide. So no need to worry
This isn't actually dangerous. It's not textbook ideal but I have a similar welding set and the gas doesn't leak from those fittings. And sparks from a grinder are usually not very hot. They put on a good show but I could hold my hand in that stream off sparks and they would just bounce off and fall to the ground. TDLR: Looks worse than it is.
I put the metal dish I was launching fireworks from on a huge, glass table. The dish was still hot. The table shattered. It was expensive, but spectacular. The shattered pieces formed tiny cubes, which were still often attached to each other in chains of ten or more. And as the glass responded to being under less pressure, these chains twisted and squirmed like worms.
Having a bad boss, being overly managed and underappreciated do not help in the quality of the work being done. Why do a good job if the boss isn’t going to be happy about it anyway? Either that, or it’s about quantity, not quality that pushes employees to assume different work priorities. That also likely kills the passion for work somewhere along the way.
Oh my god you’re so stupid, it’s a pomegranate. If only you paid attention in school /s
Load More Replies...I don't think that's the right size for a watermelon, so we better measure it. Would someone please hand me a banana?
Maybe they sent a sample of some GMO corn for DNA testing and the result came back "watermelon".
GUYS YOU ARE ALL WRONG ITS OBVIOUS. ITS CLEARLY A MINION FOR DESPICABLE ME!!!
Guys, it’s definitely a deformed durian, just a little longer and no spikes.
Should you follow that, you may be cited for being "drunk in publiK" (Ron White)
"I wasn't drunk in public, I was drunk in a bar. They threw me out. Arrest them."
Load More Replies..."I haven't been drinking officer, I was just following the crosswalk."
Nail'd it! Get it? Because horns are made out of keratin, just like finger nails? eh I'll just head out..
That's actually a hippo AFTER successful rhinoplasty. That's how it self-identified
Load More Replies...There might also be other factors at play—factors like being stuck with poor job security or not being able to sort out your work-life balance.
An employee will never be a good one if their needs aren’t met to a sufficient degree, and that means reassuring them that their job is not at stake and encouraging self-care rather than min-maxing how things are done.
Just imagine your sitting on the loo, appreciating a quiet minute and suddenly a bloody tampon come flying through your cubicle
But the switch is locked in the ON position.
Load More Replies...If your erection lasts more than 60 cycles consult an electrician
Load More Replies...When we changed married student housing apartments at UCLA in the 90's they always repainted and revarnished the cabinets. The varnished several cockroaches to the surface of the cabinet doors.
Load More Replies...This has to be a rental. The landlord just cares about it getting painted and renting to the next tenant.
As a painter I'll see this at least 2 times a year in a unit. I tape over those and let the owners know they should try to get that fix.
Load More Replies...I've actually lived places where this was done. Idek how someone messes this kind of thing up, not that hard to notice you're painting over a damn light switch.
This reply is even better than the picture
Load More Replies...I worked in a place that we could turn the buttons on the elevator. It was funny to watch how many people would not push the up button when the arrow was facing down.
And if it’s none of the above, chances are it’s laziness.
While laziness breeds more laziness and it can become a habit, habits can also be broken. It’s not something people are born with, but rather a behavior that can be phased out. The idea is to learn to be industrious: do things that energize you (sleep, exercise, etc.), work first and reward yourself later, and visualize productiveness (make it tangible and reflect upon it). That’s at least a good start.
"Here-ish" isn't a great answer to the question "where does my car need to be on the road to best avoid killing myself and others"
Collectors piece. Could be worth ... um .... err at least the price of a mars bar
Mars bars are quite expensive these days.
Load More Replies...Was it on sale . . .? Was it under a "good" top plate. . .? Still have your receipt. . .?
Actually they're intended this way to be connected to a remote control which comes with a longer cable that goes into your ... discman (the older pandas here might remember those).
To add a little bit to this. It is also supposed to "hang" at your left side with the longer bud going behind your neck.
Load More Replies...Whatever the case, you still have one more job to do (hopefully that goes well), and that is to share your stories of that guy who had one job in the comment section below!
And if the only job you have today is reading more Bored Panda, why not check out another article of ours on the same topic.
C**p, this is what I get for commenting without expanding first.
Load More Replies..."John tried to live a normal life after the horrible woodchipper accident"
I was waiting for this comment! I you hadn't made it, I would have :)
Load More Replies...hmmm. are you sure about that, box? are you *absolutely* sure about that? 'cause I think you might be a little off. you know, just a bit
From the same manufacturer of that vitamin we saw earlier???
Load More Replies...well if you hold the piece closer to your eye it will eventually become the size shown on the box.....just sayin'
Well, the text is in French. Maybe they know that folks in "murica" aren't that bright, they don't realize the issue?
okay, so there's a sign that says blueberries are on sale, and the boxes are labelled as tomatoes, and the middle boxes have oranges, but the other boxes appear to actually have packages of blueberries in them. what is going on in this store?!
Must be the new orange, tomato & blueberry hybrid. I call it: The Oramatoberry.
Even when you find the Blueberries, do you really want to pay $3.88 for one berry?
You can read it properly when it's mirrored off the pate of a bald man.
Barbershop clocks run backwards so the barber can read them in the mirror. This refers to that!
I shudder to think of the hairstyles coming out the door of that place
perfect! i was looking to put in some new windows to let in some more light! really brightens up the space, don't you think?
This is almost certainly intentional - UK planning law and building regulations have different rules for free-standing walls vs. those that are attached to a building, and small gaps like that are enough to let you take advantage of the less stringent requirements.
Right. It would look better with a bit of opaque silicone to cover the gap though in my opinion. We had that with our wall and it just makes it look finished.
Load More Replies...i also appreciate that this gate has a spot for a lock. like yeah, that'll *definitely* help
It's like someone used black tape to turn a dodge ball into a basketball.
Looking at how they’re holding it I think it’s a frisbee
Load More Replies...It's already happened s**t. The ball is smaller than standard, besides THIS material???
i think the "women" and "men" mean, like, maybe the cuts\styles of the shirts? could be wrong, feel free to correct me
Yes, it it. Though the irony here is that they offer a man/woman version indtead of an unisex version for this Non Binary shirt.
Load More Replies...At least the shirt seller lives in the real world. Men and women's bodies are different if you want a comfortable fit.
Everybody knows that the women's shirt should cost at least 50% more than the men's.
So I actually have struggled with this as a nonbinary person and boy is it annoying! 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️
Probably for wheelchair users, how do so many people forget we exist and need stuff like this?
I'm a wheelchair user and that would be too low for me. Standard height ones are fine. Having to bend forwards for this would be impossible for most wheelies and our heads would be too high to see the screen as it's in the recess.
Load More Replies...Mr. Bank Architect, the sector of the public you designed this for are still mostly using piggy banks.
The atm obviously came long after the building, the trend at the time of its installation dictated that one had to be installed ‘somewhere’ on the building which could also be subject to local building regulations so the atm was installed in the best possible location, best meaning least effort and less expense. Quite amusing as if it wasn’t for the height it fits perfectly
I've done this and promptly returned it BEFORE attaching it or unwrapping it. Never will make that mistake again.
Load More Replies...To be honest it is ridiculously complicated buying a toilet seat. Oval, round, 16", 18", vinyl, plastic, wood, brown, white, beige. I feel sorry for the poor rookie. This is a job for a professional 👏
Oh lord. The opposite happened at my house at some point. The original seat was "Uncomfortable," and then the replacement was obviously wrong, then the puffy seat was "uncomfortable," and now we have a normal-a*s seat. A normal a*s-seat. (All the seats were uncomfortable because the person sitting on them was wasting away into nothing, and toilet seats are just uncomfortable if you have no fat.)
i can imagine there have been a few guys that took this as an aiming challenge. they probably lost
If anyone wants to know the difference, that's a standard seat on a elongated toilet (also called a European toilet).
I miss KitKats. *wanders off to die on her no Nestle hill*
Hey, at least you got some wafers. I usually don’t buy Nestlé Products, but wanted to test the new vegan one. Bought it two times, two times no wafers, only chocolate. I prefer other chocolate but like the wafers. Didn’t buy it since. I’m not risking this disappointment again.
Lid is obviously misaligned. Would expect center line over the depression below.
Load More Replies...The bin lid definitely couldn't be moved 3/4 of an inch to line back up.
The hinges on the lid are mighty loose. Good thing its only garbage. The lock must be for the bears
I agree, but I think the point is, if you're trying to keep someone out by closing the gate, make sure they can't just step around it.
Load More Replies...It's supposed to stop people moving their furniture in through the front door of the building. The block of flats my brother and SIL used to live in had this too. You have to take your furniture in through the parking garage behind the flats.
Disrespectful people would merely go around the gate and stampede the plants. It will only annoy people in wheelchair.
Load More Replies...That's actually not too bad. The plants look like privet, the hedge just isn't all grown yet. In about 2 to 3 years this will look different
I'm just going to plant a few teeny-tiny plants to block the door. And leave a huge gap next to them. Absolutely no-one will get in now!
And, you paid extra for a private entrance to your new apartment. . .?
"I know. I'll save money by tricking thieves I have security when I don't, just like the corner convenience store down the street" 🤦♀️
Thieves are not the brightest bulb in the pack. We had mailbox thieves in my old neighborhood. Post office installed a surveillance camera mounted on a pole aimed at the mailboxes, power and data cable just dangling in the air, and the thievery stopped.
Load More Replies...colour them in and make one of them a different colour, then circle that one. boom, problem solved
With that level of intelligence and common sense you are never going to get a job in politics or government.
Load More Replies...The one with crippling depression issues; You can never tell just by looking
I thought 1st one was named Larry and his brother Darryl and his other brother Darryl.
Load More Replies...I feel like it may be that the top right dino has a nose hole that isn’t filled in, while the others are filled in. I could be grasping at straws though.
It's what's on the inside that counts. Its a deep lesson right there.
Fr, I was just about to say, please, god, have mercy with me!!!
Load More Replies...Probably paid 1M for this piece of art. Let's all peruse it and talk about our feelings.
Looks like a rotten old mouse ball. You know what I mean. Someone paid a lot of money to someone else who designed and made a giant mouse ball and they probably went through a few stages of approval.
There are generations who never heard of mouse balls. If they had to clean them, they would remember.
Load More Replies...I honestly want to just get rid of that at this point. Who even needs cement spheres anyways...
They should have added a picture of misdeliveried mail..it isn't rocket science to match name and address to the appropriate box.
So true! Don't forget about the delivery person who doesn't know the difference between 2331 and 2231
Load More Replies...This a good type of post! Now time to stop with AITA and America-Bashing! (Right?)
They should have added a picture of misdeliveried mail..it isn't rocket science to match name and address to the appropriate box.
So true! Don't forget about the delivery person who doesn't know the difference between 2331 and 2231
Load More Replies...This a good type of post! Now time to stop with AITA and America-Bashing! (Right?)
