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Not everyone was blessed with the job they love, not even with the job they truly care for. For many, it’s all just a 9-hour long daily bender that vindicates the holy time known as days off. But some people are taking this logic to the extreme, which becomes a cause for many hilarious occupational mishaps.

And there’s an online group known as the Not My Job subreddit that documents the most hilarious fails spotted on duty. And if it doesn’t seem like being asked to paint a wall or install a street light is that big of a deal, they are about to prove you wrong. Created in 2013, the community has 717k members sharing smile-cracking content, or, as their laconic description says, examples of “[Placeholder - Jim, put a good description].”

Keep in mind that nobody really knows whether the mishaps were deliberate, since they may have been caused by the mind wandering elsewhere, but it’s still absolutely comical to see the job done so that it barely passes the minimum threshold.

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Not My Job To Add The Subtitles

Not My Job To Add The Subtitles

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Made me laugh. I wouldn't even mind reading that when watching this cartoon. Would just laugh and miss all the rest.

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Fixed The Broken Clock, Boss

Fixed The Broken Clock, Boss

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The age-old riddle of How many Americans do you need to replace a broken clock?

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Nadine Bamberger
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet the teachers paid for that clock. And the tape. And probably for the ladder.

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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what I think their reasoning is:the big clock will eventually be fixed so don't take it down, and cover it up so people don't see the wrong time.

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Mira Lee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nah, it's because janitors aren't payed well so they will never fix the original clock, therefore second clock.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a real lifehack. The clock in front is standard time and the one in back is daylight savings time.

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Rissie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or maybe fixing it requires some parts that take time to deliver and this person, who clearly used a clean removable tape and took the time to tape it relatively neatly, thought is was important that there was a temporary solution.

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Janet Miller
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It works. And if you don't have money or time to repair the big one, why not?

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Stacy S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like Blue Painters Tape was used. Will NOt last long. Hopefully not fall on a person head.

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fuggnuggins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably not meant to last long, but students gotta know what the time is.

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Sarcastic Panda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

to be honest... i might do it like that if i could be bothered to actually stand up, get another clock and tape it on.

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fuggnuggins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Potentially. Though, a clock that is slow is technically a clock that is broken, and it might be years between being correct.

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Ben Lavalleur
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It must be the daylights saving time clock. It's way easier to tape one up.

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Steve Cruz
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Under Betsy de Vos, the original clock would have been busted off with a sledgehammer.

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fuggnuggins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, that one's a throw-away clock, see? So, by the time it breaks and they get it down and carry it over to the bin and drop it in the first one will probably have been repaired/replaced. I sometimes like to build suspense into my plots by stating the ignored obvious.

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Crycket
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like it is a ceiling clock....the other side might still work?

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Elli Rahim
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I expected that they would put a digital clock pasted on the analog.

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fuggnuggins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YEAH BECAUSE WE'RE ALL TELLING TIME BY LOOKING AT THE SUN OR PLANTING A STICK IN THE GROUND, WILMA. *Head lilt

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree. This is not a representation of the United States education system because we can't read analogue clocks any longer. Digital only.

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hydrostatic joints
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, I only know a few people who can't read an analog clock. And I think this does kinda represent the school system because a lot of schools don't get enough funding and will leave things broken or take forever to fix it.

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jasper
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Y'know... all this America bashing is getting old on here. Not everyone in the US is an idiot.

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Amanda Hartley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can't be anything to do with education - kids can't tell the time using analogue !!

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Logan Jones
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure why white Europeans like to look down on US' minorities academic achievements. I thought you folks would have gotten that racism out of your system by now.

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Bored Panda reached out to the creator and moderator of the r/NotMyJob subreddit, who goes by the handle u/ani625, to find out more about this online community. u/ani625 explained that the saying “not my job” in the title of the subreddit refers to someone doing just their bare minimum of their job, and nothing more. 

“This results in the 'product' being far from neat/complete/usable, depending on what it is,” the moderator explained. This extreme lack of care and attention makes it a perfect combo for absurd situations, which fuels r/NotMyJob.

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Workin For The Big Man

Workin For The Big Man

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Painted Wales’ Flag For Ya, Boss

Painted Wales’ Flag For Ya, Boss

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The community was launched 7 years ago when “an image of a dead animal painted over on a road became popular on another subreddit.” u/ani625 said that this particular case depicted the road painters being too lazy to do a better job.

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“Someone said the phrase 'not my job!' in the comments, and people seem to be interested in such an idea. I created /r/NotMyJob and linked the subreddit then and there, which got its first few subscribers.”

From there, it picked up steam “as users kept on mentioning the sub all over Reddit whenever they saw such content, and the subreddit grew.” Today, it has about 25-30 daily posts shared by 717k members.

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Answered All The Questions, Boss!

Answered All The Questions, Boss!

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Installed The Street Lights Boss

Installed The Street Lights Boss

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Finished Putting Up The Sign Boss

Finished Putting Up The Sign Boss

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Got Those Smoke Detectors Marked Up, Boss

Got Those Smoke Detectors Marked Up, Boss

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"I Decided It Was Faster To Draw The Qr Codes, Boss"

"I Decided It Was Faster To Draw The Qr Codes, Boss"

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Thanks, Associate's Name

Thanks, Associate's Name

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Awe I'm sure "Associate's Name" is so proud to be part of the #WalmartFamily. ❤️

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#14

How I Bang Your Mother

How I Bang Your Mother

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Took The Driver’s License Photo Boss

Took The Driver’s License Photo Boss

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd get a new one, but also keep this one just for laughs when i pull it out at a traffic stop... then again, I'm black and this is in the US, I'd probably get shot

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#17

I Hung That Sign In The Parking Garage, Boss

I Hung That Sign In The Parking Garage, Boss

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#18

Just Put Monday

Just Put Monday

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#19

Made The Name Tag, Boss

Made The Name Tag, Boss

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#20

Made The Engraving, Boss

Made The Engraving, Boss

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#21

I Painted The Fence Boss

I Painted The Fence Boss

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone never had a coloring book as a kid, lol. Stay inside the lines!!!

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#24

Packed The Violin Bow, Boss

Packed The Violin Bow, Boss

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#26

“Hey, You Put Those Shirts On The Correct Models, Right?”

“Hey, You Put Those Shirts On The Correct Models, Right?”

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#27

This ATM In Egypt Is Not Grounded And Can Electrocute People, Paper Says "Use Wooden Stick"

This ATM In Egypt Is Not Grounded And Can Electrocute People, Paper Says "Use Wooden Stick"

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Big Bullets

Big Bullets

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#30

This Sandbox Was Place Right On Top Of A Manhole

This Sandbox Was Place Right On Top Of A Manhole

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#31

Shipped Those Crickets Boss

Shipped Those Crickets Boss

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#32

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Cheesy

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Cheesy

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Erin Kavik
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a joke. It was part of a tweet war they were having with PETA.

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#33

Corporate Said We Should Put In A New Fire Alarm, Not Remove Old Ones

Corporate Said We Should Put In A New Fire Alarm, Not Remove Old Ones

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MrsPossum
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If some/all of those actually work, and all went off at once while you were sleeping... instant heart attack!!!

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#36

My Colleague Ordered Some Bowls Online And This One Came Exactly As You See It. Someone Wrapped A Broken Bowl, Without The Parts That Broke Off, Meaning It Didn't Break In Transit

My Colleague Ordered Some Bowls Online And This One Came Exactly As You See It. Someone Wrapped A Broken Bowl, Without The Parts That Broke Off, Meaning It Didn't Break In Transit

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Delivered Boss!

Delivered Boss!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like it how the couple's surname is Currier-just to add a layer of confusion and humour

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#38

Title Goes Here Fsdjik Ndfij Jkfns

Title Goes Here Fsdjik Ndfij Jkfns

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#39

Spotted In Target. Next Level Fashion

Spotted In Target. Next Level Fashion

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when you're a toddler and you want to be independent and dress yourself for the first time :)

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#40

I've Got A Great Idea Boss

I've Got A Great Idea Boss

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Strange how there is fruit called Grape and a fruit called Grapefruit, and they aren't the same thing.

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Fan's Installed, Boss

Fan's Installed, Boss

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know the column is supposed to come first when building, but I don't want to believe someone was stupid enough to put the fan there later.

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#42

It Says "Emergency Telephone"

It Says "Emergency Telephone"

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"You don't need to contact anyone, just hit the murderer with this plank and you'll be totally fine."

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#43

I Installed The New Elevator Button, Boss

I Installed The New Elevator Button, Boss

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#44

Clock That Has Hung On Our Wall With 20 Years. Needless To Say It Gets Confusing Sometimes

Clock That Has Hung On Our Wall With 20 Years. Needless To Say It Gets Confusing Sometimes

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A Soccer Field I Spotted While Flying My Drone Around

A Soccer Field I Spotted While Flying My Drone Around

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Sausage Squad

Sausage Squad

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is that 7 00 AM or PM? I wouldn't want to miss the suicide party....

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#47

I'm Done With The Handicap Ramp Boss!

I'm Done With The Handicap Ramp Boss!

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Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

FYI. Manhole covers are round so that that they don't fall into the hole; square ones would.

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#50

It Just Throws Me Off

It Just Throws Me Off

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