“And I Thought I Was Lazy”: 50 People Who Took Laziness To Infuriating Levels (New Pics)
While I am not an expert, I want to believe that being lazy is normal and natural if not taken to an extreme. The extreme being a degree where it’s not just inconvenient but also counter-intuitive, self-harming, and it actually starts affecting other people.
Someone being so lazy that it infuriates you fits the bill, and that’s the name of the game in this listicle. Folks online are sharing times when they found someone being so lazy (or the legacy thereof) that it hurt their brain, either figuratively or literally because they probably had to suffer the consequences.
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People That Do This Are Jerks
Yes, they are. I also found a salami left on a shelf, and somebody had taken a bite of it.
I've worked in the cheese section. Somebody was biting off cheeses and leaving them like that on a regular basis until one day person took a bite out of a very expensive and very hard cheese. That was the last time it happened. LOL
Load More Replies...This pisses me off tremendously. Those chickens died and this person has zero recognition or gratitude for that.
I hated this when I worked in a supermarket. If we didn't see it get put down, it had to go in the bin, even if it was still stone cold. Just give it to a staff member and say you don't want it.
I used to work for a grocery store and found this disgusting. I found whole chickens left out around the store or anything refrigerated. Keep it till you get to the cashier and just let them know you don't want it and they will put it back. Super simple. This is just utter laziness. Same with shopping carts left in the lot. The stores aren't liable if your car gets hit.
My mom was always doing this until I got old enough to shame her and would leave them back myself.
My mom was doing it in front of me, when I was very young , just like you are doing it now.
Load More Replies...I caught someone doing this at the grocers I frequent. I hollered down the aisle for him to bring it back to the frozen section. He ignored me. So, I grabbed the item and followed him while yelling at him. A clerk heard the commotion, came over, and the guy just left his cart and ran out of the store. I wanted to smack him upside the head so bad.
I worked night stocking crew at an A&P many years ago. Walking down one of the aisles, I saw a white bag laying behind the cans - way behind. Figured I would put it where it belonged. Then the bag moved! Somebody dropped two live lobsters behind some canned goods because they were too lazy or embarrassed to take them the 32 feed to the seafood department. They were safely returned to the tank to wait for someone else to boil them...
The bad thing is that I see this more and more in all the supermarkets where I shop. It is claimed that this has been the case since COVID and that many people work from home so much that they no longer realize how anti-social this is. I have no idea if this is true, but it really bothers me.
As someone who works in food retail, yes I agree. It is a waste (literally). Just put it in a fridge, the nearest one will do. Also when chilled items get dumped in the freezer cos someone changed their minds and decided to buy frozen chicken instead. 😠
After working in retail I have found just how trashy the human race really is this is how trashy they are I found dirty diapers on the shelves right next to food the food we buy you better believe I did not buy that food I was totally grossed out by that cuz it was a s***** diaper I have found fast food trash left on the shelves in with in the cooler parts where your meat is just best food trash a whole shake dumped on it because somebody thoughtlessly decided that was going to be their trash bin and that's just two things I could go on and on and on like any other retail worker could humans are trashy we need to do better if we consider ourselves to be so Superior then why don't we act it
I came across ice cream that had been left there so long it was fully melted all over other products. It's like people think workers patrol the aisles regularly
Ugh and sometimes lazy workers just put them back in the freezer and they are rancid when you buy. Don't do this! At least give them to the cashier!
Why fix chicken when you can enjoy the fascinating flavor of “Pop-tarts:?
When I see something like that I wish that I had the ability to curse that person, to really try starvation and for a long time.
Strangest pop tarts I've ever seen. They do come up with bizarre flavors but, raw yucky chicken flavored 😕
i could understand if it was dry goods, and a person was just at the checkout, but that's contamination
Found a box of ice cream orange popsicles in the cake section...was a soupy mess.
After working in retail, I always put back an item in the proper place if I change my mind.
**In a redneck voice** "We can't afford no chicken if we don't have POP TARTS!". "Hey Skeeter, throw out that chickin and grab about seven boxes would ya?".
Do you ever wonder if the store throws that out or puts it back, I was in a rush one day and grabbed some chicken breast, it was weird looking but didn’t think nothing of it, not a really bad smell, we had food poisoning
I saw something similar in Waitrose recently and they will have to throw it away.
Load More Replies...Every person reading this article, including myself and the fat, skinny, young, middle aged, old and in a wheelchair has done this so don't act like making a slick comment on Bored Panda makes you any better 😆. Everyone has a "someone else will do it/fix it" attitude sometimes. What's most funny are the produce bags just thrown on the generic Pop Tarts, like fu** these things, too!
Speak for yourself. Some of us are civilized and don’t behave this way.
Load More Replies...I Went To Snap The Beach At Margate And Wish I Hadn't. Is It Because The Council Are Not Putting Bins On The Beach, Or Is Lazy Visitors At Fault? Either Way It's An Utter Disgrace
Elizabeth Is A Lazy Jerk
Laziness is considered to be a lack of individual effort in order to perform or act as expected. So, being capable of doing something, but choosing not to, fits that criteria.
Some psychologists, however, point out that there’s another, synonymous term, procrastination, that has a fine nuance to distinguish it from laziness. With this one, it’s choosing not to do something after having had intentions of doing it. Laziness, on the other hand, is never having had intentions of doing it in the first place.
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Plastic Confetti Left Behind By A Gender Reveal Party In A Public Park
The Way A Mom And Her Two Kids Left The Shoe Isle In Target
Anyway, if you were to say that procrastination is a bit of an epidemic among folks, you wouldn’t be wrong. Studies have shown that up to 20% of adults feel that they struggle with procrastination. That goes double (well, double and a half) with college students, of whom 50% have trouble with partaking in the forbidden fruit. And this applies to everyone, even the most hard-working individuals out there.
Meanwhile Here In Victoria
There Was A Trash Can Literally Four Feet Away
My Girlfriend Throws Her Daily Contact Lenses Behind The Headboard Of Our Bed
The causes of procrastination come in many shapes, flavors and sizes. One of the more surprising finds among researchers is that it can serve as a coping mechanism. Not for coping with time management issues—rather for emotion management.
For some, finishing a task of a job might bring up anxiety or even a general feeling of avoidance. Putting it off, though, helps tackle the problem. Heck, procrastination can be interpreted as a rational reaction to an unpleasant situation, hence putting it off until you’re ready.
Amazon Said It Was Delivered 2 Weeks Ago, But I Couldn't Find It. Snow Finally Melted A Bit, And I Found It 1/2 Mile Away From The House
This Is How The Passengers Who Have Just Arrived From Canada Left The Plane. I Can't Find Words. This Is One Of The Reasons For The Delay. It Takes A Long Time To Clean This Pigsty
There should be a warning and a threat to be put on the no-fly list
People Sweat, And That's Fine, But Who Leaves Their Puddles Behind Like This Without Wiping Down?
Another reason why procrastination is a thing is, in simple terms, it’s boring and icky. The brain learns that habitual behaviors and actions can be skipped by means of procrastinating, instead going for things that would be more enjoyable.
Interestingly enough, age can be a factor too. Because we have this thing called the prefrontal cortex, which is all about planning, decision making and concentration (among other things), having one that hasn’t matured yet might lead to some more rash decisions, like skipping out on doing work now without considering the impact.
This Represents A Single Week Of Mugs And Glasses That My Wife Leaves In Our Bathroom. I Clean All Of These Every Week, And They Are Back The Next One. Anyone Else Feel My Pain?
I Went On A Date With A Guy, And He Picked Me Up This Time. I Think This Is A Peek Into What His Apartment Might Look Like
Some Jerk In My Office: "Damn, That Was Close. If I Took That Last Ice Cube, I Might Have To Refill The Tray"
Go on just take the last f*****g icecube you can't inconvenience me any more than you already have
Other reasons include more run-of-the-mill explanations, like lack of energy, willpower and sleep, having learned laziness from someone, distraction and some folks might just be born with it. Yes, you can have personality characteristics, like low conscientiousness and impulsivity, that might make you more prone to putting things off. Heck, being a perfectionist can have the same effect—it kinda ties in with the whole unpleasant emotional baggage of doing a task because of the self-imposed high standard.
I Went On A Cruise In Spain. It Was Beautiful, And I Had A Great Time. But, Everywhere We Went, There Was Just Garbage In The Ocean, And I Actively Saw People Throwing More In
How People Left Their Table At Wendy's Near Me
Psssshhh. Some of these posts, it takes a lot of effort to be that lazy!!
The Hairbrush My Daughter Leaves Hanging In The Shower
But, to be or not to be lazy is trivial. The key question here is whether it’s good or not. The fact that it can get you into trouble because of the habit of not doing stuff on time or at all, being unreliable as a human being and that snowballing into bigger issues is definitely not good. But does it directly affect health and well being? Science says it doesn’t know (yet), what is known is that it can prevent positive behaviors from happening. You know, like wanting to exercise and be healthy!
My Sister's Boyfriend Lost His Wallet Before Leaving To Go To His Moms. He Left The Living Room Like This After He Found His Wallet
Lazy People Ruin Frozen Items Putting It On Random Shelves
How My Sister Leaves The Bathroom
Oh, that's how my former colleague used to leave our common desk. Sheets of paper, pens, clips, agendas, plus personal items such as lipstick, comb, mirror, half-eaten croissant etc. Until one day when I decided I had enough of it. I took a big plastic bag and put all of her scattered items inside. She was outraged and escalated it to our manager, who was on my side (moreover, he said I could throw all that "garbage" away from then on). You wouldn't believe how tidy she became after that :)))
And because we’re human—i.e. complex beings—perception often throws a spanner in the works in understanding whether we’re truly lazy or not.
Say a person has a daily to-do list of 20 things, but only ends up going through maybe half of them by the end of the day. In that case, of course there’s going to be that view that we’re lazy—just look at all the stuff you’ve been slacking off on! In reality, however, that’s not being lazy, but rather having far too much to do trying to exceed a physical and mental limit. If anything, that’s working too hard.
I Just Caught A Lazy Neighbor "Walking Their Dog" By Car
Public Park Near Toronto, Canada. Why Are People Such A Pigs?
Ugh! Looks like a beautiful park, too, such vibrantly green grass 💚
Someone Locked His Bike On My Bike Without Even Trying To Lock It To The Stand
I'd take a picture first as proof then claim both bikes. Technically not your fault because you had to remove your bike while another was stuck to it.
Considering all of this, face the fact that being lazy isn’t bad and it’s unavoidable. Consider it forced rest. As for how to get the biggest bang out of your buck by not letting procrastination and laziness take the top spot, try these on for size:
Prioritize your tasks to make sure time-sensitive ones are done first; punch down larger projects into smaller, more approachable tasks; limit your distractions at the workplace; and if that doesn’t help, create an environment that helps you focus, i.e. music.
My $2200 Laptop, Which I Was Supposed To Sign For, Was Left Practically On The Sidewalk. Couldn't Even Bother To Put It Near The Porch
Apparently The Businesses In My Shopping Center Decided That The Recycling Chute (Two Units Down) Is Too Far Away. That Door Is My Store
My Wife Spits Her Seed Shells Into The Door Handle Of Our Car And Leaves It There
That’s foul. TWO different organic substances (husks and saliva) that will ROT. Organic stuff decays, people. It doesn’t just go into magical stasis. Eurgh.
The list goes on: don’t forget to take regular breaks to reward your brain with something less daunting and more stimulating; keep your focus on the end-goal as it might motivate you more; move around or exercise during breaks to keep the right chemicals circling around in you; track your healthy habits, like 'I’ve done X amounts of work' for context and self-reflection; and you can always get a buddy to hold you accountable.
Though, keep in mind that this might also be a situation of Monopoly, where you begin the game as friends and then become sworn enemies because Cheryl nabbed Park Place.
My Partner Borrowed My Car For A Few Days And Returned It Like This
Pizza Delivery Guy Dropped The Pizzas At The End Of My Sidewalk. He Then Came Up, Rang The Doorbell, Walked Past Them Again And Was Back In His Car Driving Off Before I Answered The Door
Uber Eats Left The Order At The End Of The Driveway In The Freezing Rain/Snow Balanced On The Mailbox
And if you don’t yet have a headache from all the infuriatingly, brain-numbing acts of laziness against humanity in this listicle, then you might also enjoy another one.
And if you’re feeling lazy then, at the very least, leave a comment sharing some of your stories and takes, and why not also slap that upvote button while you’re at it.
My Roommate Made Eggs In All These Pans. Instead Of Just Washing One Pan Everytime He Makes Eggs. Someone Save Me From This Nightmare
I Went To A Classmate's Apartment To Work On A Project. This Mountain Of Hair Will Haunt Me Forever
My Mom Loved Walking Our Dog, And Now She Has To Get In The Street To Do That Because We Have Rude Neighbors
Hmmm...would the municipality be expected to be responsible for this given the size & proximity to power lines & the roadway?
My Roommate Has Hit New Peak Of Laziness
My Neighbor Drove Into Part Of My Back Fence 2 Months Ago And Hasn't Cleaned It Up
That's his garage on the left being partially blocked. Maybe he thinks it's a crime scene and he won't get the insurance claim if he cleans it up. I don't know.
I Don't Understand Why People Can't Carry Out Their Own Trash. Especially At A State Park
Please Put It Back Where You Found It
Are People That Lazy? Cart Return Is 4 Parking Spaces Away
I Asked My Mom To Put The Remainining Salt In A Smaller Container, But She Dumped It All In The Sink. That's Almost 200g Of Salt That Could've Easily Lasted Me Another 2 Months
The Plumber Left My Tub Like This After He Fixed The Sink
My Brother "Salted" The Driveway
The Way My Family Leaves The Toothpaste. It's Rock Solid
The Way My Fiance Leaves Peanut Butter
Lady Goes To Self Checkout, Makes Attendant Unload Her Cart, Scan And Bag Each Item
The Roommate's Rice Cooker Has Turned Into Brain-Like Tissue. He Refuses To Clean It And Leaves It On The Shared Kitchen Counter
Lazy Plumbers Installed Leaky Pipes In My Bathroom. Now, There Are Mushrooms Growing On My Ceiling
So that's why mushrooms sometimes pop out when Mario hits his head on the ceiling.
How My Teenage Brother Refills The Tea Box
My Wife Cutting The Sausages For The Biscuits. That's Why The Other Pan Looks Like This
I didn't know there were so many folks who weren't aware of how toxic that non stick coating is....
I Wanted To Put A Pallet Away, But Someone Decided To Be Lazy And Just Left This Disaster Behind. Of Course There Are No Cameras In This Area
Absolutely life-threatening. This happens when palettes are not properly secured. Once a driver set down such a "package" at my company - we refused to accept it, as we saw no way how to safely unload the palettes without someone getting hurt. After an hour of angry phone calls and multiple threats of legal action the logistics company finally sent some people to deal with it. They were cursing all the time.
Dishwasher Is Broken, So We Each Have A Dish Day. 6 People In The House, And Sister Never Does Her Dishes On Her Day. Sink Is 3 Ft Deep And Has Been Full For Four Days
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I'm surprised how many of these are married/partnered. I can't fathom being in a relationship with someone so disgusting, let alone live with them.
Seriously. My other half does many of these. If I didn't have kids, it'd be a divorce-maker for sure. :(
Load More Replies...My sister won't close the doors, turn off the lights, or clean up her own mess so basically if I don't catch it soon enough I'm in trouble for being a lazy piece of s**t for not fixing her messes and also I'm the reason the electricity bill is so high because I don't close all the doors for her. Yes, it is infuriating.
Ya'll let people get away with so much while living with them, its amazing! Here, you'll just wake up to someone throwing ALL your trash on your bed, liquids, solids...semi-solids, everything. Good luck dealing with it. Them the most important part, dare you to do it again. Wahala go dey!
A sad yet easy conclusion to such post is that only harsh punishment and shaming stop trashy behaviors. In the cleanest countries, if you throw a paper to the ground, you get a very harsh fine. That’s how you make people assimilate respect in their daily behavior. Education clearly isn’t enough, some people only fear punishment.
I would like to clarify some of these. this is in no way an apology post to excuse all these horrendous acts, but rather to clarify that we are not ALL like this. How some people can be seen as lazy, they might just have something going on in their head. I myself have ADHD, so some of the things like these I've done, have not been a case of "i dont wanna do it, its not my job to do this, its the staff's" its just that ive forgotten after zoning out for a while,and i dont realize it. But this is not the case for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE ON THIS LIST. for the kids that leave stuff a wreck, their excuse that i find only works up until maybe like, 9-10 years old because they just earned their own responsibilites is that they are a kid, and dont know any better, but its pointless to argue against entitled parents who let them do that, until the aforementioned age. Just found out about word limits, so im going to make each point seperate in the replies.
For the tourists on the plane who just left it in utter dismay their excuse is probably "i had a long flight, i dont wanna do any work". if you've had a long flight, you are probably a tourist FROM canada going here( take my advice,please dont) or visiting family who lives here, not going TO canada, so that excuse isnt valid. You are a grown a*s adult, clean up after yourselves, especially if you are a tourist. people like you are the reason why other countries have to give locations either A: a ban or at the very least a time limit on tourism and tourist hours, or B: a really heavy fine on littering and stuff like that, the latter of these two is probably more likely. Im disgusted by those people.
Load More Replies...I'm surprised how many of these are married/partnered. I can't fathom being in a relationship with someone so disgusting, let alone live with them.
Seriously. My other half does many of these. If I didn't have kids, it'd be a divorce-maker for sure. :(
Load More Replies...My sister won't close the doors, turn off the lights, or clean up her own mess so basically if I don't catch it soon enough I'm in trouble for being a lazy piece of s**t for not fixing her messes and also I'm the reason the electricity bill is so high because I don't close all the doors for her. Yes, it is infuriating.
Ya'll let people get away with so much while living with them, its amazing! Here, you'll just wake up to someone throwing ALL your trash on your bed, liquids, solids...semi-solids, everything. Good luck dealing with it. Them the most important part, dare you to do it again. Wahala go dey!
A sad yet easy conclusion to such post is that only harsh punishment and shaming stop trashy behaviors. In the cleanest countries, if you throw a paper to the ground, you get a very harsh fine. That’s how you make people assimilate respect in their daily behavior. Education clearly isn’t enough, some people only fear punishment.
I would like to clarify some of these. this is in no way an apology post to excuse all these horrendous acts, but rather to clarify that we are not ALL like this. How some people can be seen as lazy, they might just have something going on in their head. I myself have ADHD, so some of the things like these I've done, have not been a case of "i dont wanna do it, its not my job to do this, its the staff's" its just that ive forgotten after zoning out for a while,and i dont realize it. But this is not the case for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE ON THIS LIST. for the kids that leave stuff a wreck, their excuse that i find only works up until maybe like, 9-10 years old because they just earned their own responsibilites is that they are a kid, and dont know any better, but its pointless to argue against entitled parents who let them do that, until the aforementioned age. Just found out about word limits, so im going to make each point seperate in the replies.
For the tourists on the plane who just left it in utter dismay their excuse is probably "i had a long flight, i dont wanna do any work". if you've had a long flight, you are probably a tourist FROM canada going here( take my advice,please dont) or visiting family who lives here, not going TO canada, so that excuse isnt valid. You are a grown a*s adult, clean up after yourselves, especially if you are a tourist. people like you are the reason why other countries have to give locations either A: a ban or at the very least a time limit on tourism and tourist hours, or B: a really heavy fine on littering and stuff like that, the latter of these two is probably more likely. Im disgusted by those people.
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