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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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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.
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Mike F 1 year ago
And the lesson to learn is never, ever paint your lane lines during allergy season.
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Frank 1 year ago
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.
Debbie 1 year ago
Thank you for the explanation, I always thought this can't have been done purposely this.
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williamszita 1 year ago
literally see when this person was chased by a bee whilst painting the road
Burnt Chonk 1 year ago
*SWERVE SWERVE SWERVE* Cop: excuse me why are you swerving Person who was swerving: look at the road! it's curving and so i'm only following the rules.
AnkleByter 1 year ago
Someone did something similar to this in a town I lived in once. Not only did they paint lines to go around massive potholes (so they were ridiculous looking, lol), but they also planted flowers in many of them. Eventually, the town had to fix the issue, but not before some of those plants started to grow. Some of them were put into new pots and planted elsewhere.
Willem Andries Oosterhof 1 year ago
These are temporary strips that tend wonder off somehow. I'm 100% sure these lines were correctly laid once.
UN FAMILIA 1 year ago
The man that painted those lines is my soulmate. We should give up, society isn't worth it. We're all sick self centered nothings, it doesn't matter. It never did.
Timberr_onpawzzCraft 10 months ago
Lil LGBTQ+ joke: Im so gay i cant even draw lines on the road straight
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
It's about time someone took the plight of drunk drivers into consideration.
Catherine Maven 1 year ago
"I TOLD you, Stop! You're DRUNK!" ...." No, no, I c'n DO it! Wash'me!"
KrisandBrandie Kaz 1 year ago
yes, went through thick fog right before Christmas and a new highway had this problem
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
if i remember correctly, i saw someone say this was actually planned as a joke
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.
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.
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
is the son three? because tbh, if I were a three-year-old, i'd love that cake. i have low standards, though.
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
thirst? thirsty for what? water? juice? something else that'll get censored here?
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.
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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.
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Frank 1 year ago
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
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
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
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?
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
i also appreciate that this gate has a spot for a lock. like yeah, that'll *definitely* help
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Jack Smith 1 year ago
i think the "women" and "men" mean, like, maybe the cuts\styles of the shirts? could be wrong, feel free to correct me
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Liz Clarke 1 year ago
Probably for wheelchair users, how do so many people forget we exist and need stuff like this?
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Jack Smith 1 year ago (edited)
colour them in and make one of them a different colour, then circle that one. boom, problem solved
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Nigel Sulley 1 year ago
They should have added a picture of misdeliveried mail..it isn't rocket science to match name and address to the appropriate box.
ANGEL BABY 1 year ago
So true! Don't forget about the delivery person who doesn't know the difference between 2331 and 2231
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MaximumKarmaSaint 1 year ago
This a good type of post! Now time to stop with AITA and America-Bashing! (Right?)
Nigel Sulley 1 year ago
They should have added a picture of misdeliveried mail..it isn't rocket science to match name and address to the appropriate box.
ANGEL BABY 1 year ago
So true! Don't forget about the delivery person who doesn't know the difference between 2331 and 2231
Load More Replies... MaximumKarmaSaint 1 year ago
This a good type of post! Now time to stop with AITA and America-Bashing! (Right?)
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