Having a terrible day at work can be frustrating, overwhelming, and even demoralizing. Whether it's a challenging project, an annoying colleague, or just a series of misfortunes, sadly, there are plenty of reasons you might feel like you're a failure.
But as Sigrid and Bring Me The Horizon sang, "It's just a bad day / Not a bad life." And one of the ways to recover is by venting online. So we at Bored Panda decided to remind ourselves that the universe hasn't conspired against any of us. From time to time, everyone runs into some (undeserved) adversity.
Continue scrolling to see all the messed-up nonsense people have had to deal with on the job! And when you're done, see more fails previously posted here.
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I Work In Mosquito Control. Everyday I Go Into Vacant Lots, Holding Ponds Swamps, Low Areas, Woodlands And Onto Residence Properties. This Is Typical Of What I Find
I've lost my faith in humanity. What we do defines us and this is what we do. We are not stewards of the land or caretakers. We are a blight. We are just vultures picking at the carcass of a dying world.
I wanted to say some people are like animals, but animals wouldn't make such a mess :(
My tortoise would. He likes to stomp s**t into his own food bowl, drag his leaf salad into his water trough and then take apart his coconut hide. He wrecks everything with glee.
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In some parts of the world humans do not behave like this so please don't lump us altogether or lose hope. I'm indigenous and my tribe work so hard at environmental care-taking and restoration, despite all the losses we carry. This is not human behaviour, it's a**hole behaviour.
No, vultures perform an incredibly important service: With their thoroughness and extraordinary digestive system, they clean up the source of possible disease before it can harm other animals. We do not contribute anything positive to the planet in any way. Even in death we hang on and refuse to give back as food or compost to other species.
Oh no, the world is going to be just fine after we're gone. It's the life that is dying on it.
Yes. We're killing ourselves. Once we become extinct the world will continue and another species will take over. We're just a blip on the evolution radar scope.
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We're not vultures, we're a plague of locusts that wipe out and destroy everything in our path.
Yes, lots of people suck. But I've seen many acts of kindness. I and my family participated in the RNC protests in 2004 in NYC. We saw a familiar face on the other side of the barricades on a side street and waved and yelled hello. It was Pete Seeger picking up and throwing out trash. When I was being treated for breast cancer the amount of people supporting me was wonderful. The actions of individuals do matter.
This planet will do just fine without all us humans constantly destroying it - it will recover well once we exterminate ourselves
Life has suffered worse than humans and come out just fine. Life as we know it might be different, and humans certainly might exterminate ourselves, but the idea that we even could permanently scar the earth so badly that life would never recover is it's own anthropocentric hubris. In the grand scheme all our glass and plastic and nukes and fossil fuel use will mar the earth, but not stop life from thriving. We are more likely to be a blip than anything substantial, even if that blip seems really bad to us.
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"We are just vultures picking at the carcass of a dying world." Lol. You need a vacation dude. The world is not dying. Nature is much bigger than you puny humans.
Mr. Smith from the Matrix said it best: Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.
You don't even have to go onto vacant lots to find this kind of muck. I frequently find loads of bag of (nicely sorted) recycling rubbish either on the ground or on top of the bin at the corner of my road, because someone is too lazy to just take 20 seconds to open up that lid and drop it in. Or squash down a few cardboard boxes and put them into the paper recycling properly. People just dump c**p by the bins on the hope that it'll magically be carted away, when all they have to do is phone the town hall before the weekend and tell them where they'll be leaving stuff! And don't get me started on the dog owners who never, ever pick up after their dogs... (I have a dog, I know what a pain in the a**e it is, but I always clean up after her). OK, rant over. People are disgusting.
Revelation 11:17&18 - God's promise to "bring to ruin those ruining the earth." He is about to fulfill his promise very, very soon. Stay tuned.
Homeless camps are never pretty when they run the people off. Is that a damn giraffe?
I remember back in 1956ish, my grandmother, a hard-working dairy farmer, said to me "if you take care of the Earth, it will take care of you". She would be very very sad at the state of this Earth now.
Don't compare us to vultures. Vultures have an important role in the ecosystem. They can even eat things killed by rabies and radiation without becoming effected. They keep disease at bay... humans are just a boil on the butt of life
actually vultures perform a service by consuming dead animals so they don't rot. we are just a plague to the planet
It is very disturbing to me. People toss trash out their car windows, or just out of their car period in any random parking lot. I’ve seen so much awful garbage people tossing their freaking garbage all over the place. It’s so horrible. And you just know, if things went south fast, these bu** wipes would be screaming “ SAVE MEEEEEE!!! “ help, help!! And then some of us would be, hold on to you floating garbage you tossed out today… a garbage boat will be by to sink your dirty butts anytime now!
Even tht poor toy Giraffe had tht look like are u serious get me out of here. Thts so terrible 😞 I wish ppl would get there heads out of there butts. BTW this doesn't help with the mosquitos either.
Such blatant disrespect! Please don't lose your faith in humanity though, most people don't do this, thank goodness.
I believe most people are still protective of the environment. I am!🚬🛢️😁 Then there are those who are real slobs! Notice I didn’t call them “pigs”. That would insult our “porky pals”!Norma Jean Morrissey
Fly tipping is a problem where I live, in beautiful N Wales. People advertise as House Clearance/ waste disposal, then dump all the stuff they collect in the countryside. Like fridges, medical waste, old furniture, paper, ... Every and Any- thing. Are we really going to have to put CCTV in every f*cking tree!?;
“I´d like to share a revelation that I´ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species, and I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed. The only way can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague and we… are the cure.” (Agent Smith to Morpheus in Matrix)
Please remember, that vultures are in the world to clean up, not mess up
Not just a dying world. A world we are -- to this day -- continuing to throttle to death. Absolutely agree, a blight indeed.
It's bcause people have to spend a buck to dispose of their trash so they don't.
Out of all the departments that are in the government I could never think of mosquito control. And that is awful that humans do that but I see that often. And I'm not mosquito control.
I read somewhere that if all the animals disappeared then the earth will die if all the flora disappeared the earth will die ,BUT if all the people disappeared the earth will flourish
I was always told not to defecate where you eat, but not to make excuses for some of my fellow citizens ,the homeless who use drugs or have mental illness don't seem to be able to police their areas. I lay the blame at the feet of politicians who have made laws that have impacted these populations. Then we have the astronomical rents and unaffordable homes that keep working poor from decent housing. I feel the folks that work around these messes but the cities could do plenty if they gave a c**p.
Only the Human Animal is So Disgusting that Although they Carry it in They Seldom Carry it Back out with them!! What a Disgusting Scourge on the Earth!! Gods Greatest Mistake...The Human Race!
I would seem that the few of us who do care are greatly outnumbered by the ones who don't. Poverty doesn't have to look like this.
More like tapeworms or some other parasite than vultures which keep the world from getting worse.
I wou;ldn't say "we". Fact is most people are not homeless and don't leave messes like this.
I'd go so far as to say we are a parasite - sucking the life out of our planet with total disregard for anything and anyone else here.
We are not vultures for that would imply the death of the planet is nothing to do with us. But we are most definitely a blight destroying balance and killing our home.
This is how my last renter left the house. Felt so bad for the dog living in the filth. On a side note because of Covid I couldn't evict him for almost 2 years with no rent paid. All I can say and hope is karma.
I just do not understand why so many people leave their trash behind to start with. No manners no training by parents .. too self-involved, drugged out. Perhaps there should be more public bins around that are emptied by the Councils regularly employing more jobless. But that costs money, doesn't it?
I hope you are not a mosquito magnet like me! So sorry you have to see this.
Symptom of mental illness and homelessness. Forgive they know not what they do. ( but then there are lots of jerks too.
Bouche leaves socks, toy mice, yarn, paper, kibble, and pieces of me all over the house. This morning she killed a q-tip she dug out of the trash.
I'd like to make a joke comment about the giraffe for scale but this is just too too sad and it hurts my heart
To me it just looks like that bum giraffe needs to get it's life together
My sentiments, exactly. We are a despicable species that doesn't deserve this jewel of a planet.
What an absolute disgrace. I hate what most of the world has become now. "Vultures picking at the carcass of a dying world". This makes me really sad. Clearly many people don't give a toss anymore. For those who dont, WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
This is what some of the homeless camps around here end up looking like. There is a big one they have been in the process of cleaning up past few months. It's a lot more than pictured here. Like bags and bags they have already bagged up. Looks like several very large dumpsters full.
After working in customer service I have learnt that people are lazy and messy. Especially after Covid. Some people don't give a s**t about others.
Humans as a whole suck. There are many that don't, but as a conglomerate species, we are as OP said a blight. Agent Smith in the Matrix said it best "humans are like a virus".
For a moment I thought that deer statue thing was a real animal. Then I realized it was just part of the mess someone was too lazy to take to the goodwill or the garbage. Jerk.
It's actually a giraffe 😆 I had to zoom in and double check cuz I thought the same at first
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Getting dealt a bad hand at work isn't the end of the world. Especially for content employees. According to Annie McKee, Ph.D., who is a best-selling business book author and advisor to top global leaders, from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to government officials, those who are engaged with their jobs and colleagues work harder — and smarter. But that's quite rare.
"Far too many couldn’t care less about what’s happening around them," McKee wrote in Harvard Business Review. "For them, Wednesday is 'hump day' and they’re just working to get to Friday. And then there’s the other end of the bell curve — that nearly one out of five employees is actively disengaged. These people are sabotaging projects, backstabbing colleagues, and generally wreaking havoc in their workplaces."
Sorry Class, My Dog Ate Everyone's Homework
and this young boys and girls is the result of feeding your teachers' doggo all those treats ..well played :D
As A Practical Joke, Some Coworkers Wrapped My Office In Foil. In The Process, My 30" LCD Monitor Was Accidentally Turned On, And It Boiled Itself
Here's what it looked like when I unwrapped it.
I hope this came out of their paychecks and you were given compensation for this damage.
Got Fired For “Telling The Boss How To Do His Job” When All I Did Was Say “We Can’t Obstruct A Fire Escape”
"Disengaged, unhappy people aren’t any fun to work with, don’t add much value, and impact our organizations (and our economy) in profoundly negative ways," McKee explained.
"It’s even worse when leaders are disengaged because they infect others with their attitude. Their emotions and mindset impact others’ moods and performance tremendously. After all, how we feel is linked to what and how we think. In other words, thought influences emotion, and emotion influences thinking."
If You're A Parent And Let Your Kids Make A Mess Like This
Two Domino's Workers After Their Shift In San Antonio, Texas Today. All Food Gone In 4 Hours
Consequences Of Working In A -10°C Lab Where I Have To Wash My Hands 40 Times A Day
I feel so sorry for you. I guess a good hand cream won't quite do the job?
McKee thinks it’s time to finally blow up the myth that feelings don’t matter at work.
"Science is on our side: there are clear neurological links between feelings, thoughts, and actions. When we are in the grip of strong negative emotions, it’s like having blinders on," she said. "We focus mostly — sometimes only — on the source of the pain. We don’t process information as well, think creatively, or make good decisions. Frustration, anger, and stress cause an important part of us to shut down —the thinking, engaged part. Disengagement is a natural neurological and psychological response to pervasive negative emotions."
Two Teams Of Builders Was Building A Bike Lane "On The Right-Hand Side" (Mariupol, Ukraine)
2 Hours Into A 10-Hour Shift When A Passenger Asks If I Know About The Stowaway On My Bus
I Work In A Mall With An Indigo Book Store And Found This Yesterday, It Really Pissed Me Off
New Guy Tried To Empty The Fryer Grease Into A Plastic Bucket
However, it’s not just negative emotions we need to watch out for. "Extremely strong positive emotions have the same effect," McKee said.
"Some studies show that too much happiness can make you less creative and prone to engage in riskier behaviors (think about how we act like fools when we fall in love!). On the work front: I’ve seen groups of people worked up into a frenzy at sales conferences and corporate pep rallies. Little learning or innovation comes out of these meetings. Throw in a lot of alcohol and you’ve got a whole host of other problems."
So it sounds like having your suspenders stuck in your chair every once in a while can be actually quite beneficial.
They Can't Pay A Living Wage But I'll Waste Hundreds On Food Waste
Stayed At Work For The Storm. This Is The Road I Take Home
Got Laid Off Today With Zero Notice, Found All My Stuff Already In A Box When I Got To Work
Over 2,000 Pounds Of Fresh Pork Being Rejected By The Walmart Distribution Center Because The Sell By Dates Occur When Their Stores Are Closed For Thanksgiving
This product will still be safe to eat for the next 15 days but they won't even attempt to sell it. This will end up in a dumpster today.
Since nobody can prepare for the unexpected (just the way they can react to it), it isn't surprising that workers worry about other things.
"One could argue that today's employees are as equally stressed as their predecessors, but for different reasons," said Jodi Chavez, president of Atlanta-based Randstad Professionals, a segment of Randstad US, which provides finance, accounting, HR, sales, marketing, legal staffing and recruitment services. "They fear having their jobs outsourced to another country, have anxiety about how best to work alongside new technologies such as automation and robotics, have increased financial pressures with rising student loan debt and late retirement, and feel pressure to be 'on' and answering e-mails 24/7."
Absolutely Shattered
At The End Of Shifts, We Split The Tips Evenly. We Had More Than 50$ Of Tips And My Coworker Had To Leave About 10 Minutes Early She Ended Up Taking All But 2.50$
I'd call her out and then cut her out of the next tip split..give her only $2.50 in shares
I Collect Carts At Walmart. Please Stop Being Lazy And Return Your Cart To Where It Belongs
OMG I Won I Won I Won
In difficult times, you need to find an internal reserve of energy and hope to help you make your way through. In other words, you need to tap into your resilience.
"Like so many other human traits, resilience can be woven into the fabric of one’s being (nature) and/or it can be learned (nurture)," career and business coach Marjie Terry said.
"One’s natural disposition may lead them to always look on the bright side or to look for the silver lining. For others, with an accumulation of life experience, they develop a resilience perspective and realize that, as the old saying goes, what doesn’t break you makes you stronger. They develop an ability to recognize that it’s important to keep going even when life hands you challenge after challenge—they develop perspective."
Sometimes, there really isn't much else we can do but endure. And laugh!
Something Went Wrong With The Line Painting
Paint Truck Breaks Long-Standing Speed Record - Hits 88 MpH
Colleague Definitely Drew The Short Straw On Email Naming Conventions
We had a lot of foreign contractors work at my company at one time, we had a "last name first initial' email naming policy, I was always sure to ask them first if the naming was ok and not inappropriate for their language, and was always sure to check new names. We could also set up aliases if they wanted a 'personalized' favorite email name.
Sgt. Vanderheiden Got His Suspenders Stuck In A Chair Yesterday, But Some Helpful Friends Came To The Rescue
Guy At Work Dropped So Much Oil We Got Invaded By The US Government
Girlfriend Works At A Local Target And Had A Family Stroll In And Do All This
Ahh, retail. I worked in vitamins and supplements. Having flashbacks to families with undisciplined children who loved to hurl the glass vitamin bottles onto the floor.
Coworker Found A Surprise At The Bottom Of Their Cup This Morning
When You Have A Long, Active Day Surrounded By People, Then Get Home, Take Off Your Work Pants, And Just Stare At The 6" Tear Straight Down Your Back End
I was closing late one night and it was just me and the restaurant GM. I was getting ready yo leave and he notices a bar towel in my back pocket. Then he realizes I've just worked an 8hr shift with torn pants. He quietly hand the towl back and wishes me a good night.
Last Night Someone Tried To Steal A Car From The Dealership I Work At
I Finished Rolling My Silverware After An Eleven-Hour Shift, Only To Have The Drawer I Loaded It In The Break And Fall To The Floor. I'm So Done With Today
5 Minutes Into My Maintenance Shift I Get Called Up To The Public Bathroom, This Is What I Found
Can't Get Into Work This Morning Because The Closer Didn't Realize They Took Home The Core To The Door Lock
I'm A Night Custodian At A High School. This Is What The First Day Of School Looks Like
Colleague Stepping On A Wet Concrete
Yikes! Cement burns are a serious thing! Let’s hope he cleaned up thoroughly and quickly.
Coworker Drove A Forklift Over A Can Of Oil
Fresh Refurb At The Pub I Work At And Someone Decided To Write A Review Of The Paint Job
"You didn't sand or undercoat these doors!"
They’re right, though. The entire door is chipped and looks like c**p.
Bought Myself A Little Chair For When I Have To Program Robots For Long Hours At A Time At Work. Someone Over Capacity Borrowed It On The Off Shift
I Literally Just Got Home From My First Day Of Work
Scrolling thorough these posts do US citizens actually have any workers rights?
I Live In A Tiny Town (Less Than 10,000) And There's Only One Road In And Out. Whenever There's An Accident, Traffic Gets Jammed. It's My First Day At My New Job
First Day On The Job As A Pool Attendant And Some Lady Thought It Was A Good Idea To Dump An Entire Chocolate Fountain Into The Sink
Testing Out Our New Printer. Left The Room For 5 Minutes And Came Back To This
A Colleague Tipped Over 7 Crates Full Of Wine Bottles
My First Day As A Delivery Guy At Domino's
When You've Had A Bad Day At Work, Just Remember Someone Else's Work Day Is Probably Much Worse
This Is The "Black" Coffee I Just Ordered From The Vending Machine At My Work. Good Morning To Me
Spilled Half A Pot Of Hollandaise On The Floor At Work. The Majority Of It Went Underneath The Cooler
Well...c**p..I guess slide it out and start cleaning there is probably something else under there too
Cleaned My Glasses Too Hard. I Am At Work, Don't Have A Spare Pair
On My First Day As A Janitor Assigned To This Area Of My School, The Rain Flooded Everything
Key Broke Off Inside The Lock To A Very Important Work Door. Wonder How Much Trouble I Am In
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Wandalutz is on a downvote and negative reply rampage, petition to get them banned starts here. The reasoning for this is what is below me and what they did to Zara the Squid
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Nah, we've had a handful of these, not new, they're just less common
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I found the EXACT SAME pics in the same order on the fun post. Who got it first?
The person who was a cart returner at Wal-Mart. Was complaining that people were not returning their carts? I... Well.... If?.... umm...? Forget it. If I explain it to them, I would be doing the job of learning for them. If this is not enough information for sometime in that type of situation; life is going to continue to be a abundance of differing disappointing situations. Puppies can bring happiness. Get yourself a puppy. . . DO NOT get a puppy. My apologies. They are only going to last you about 1 year each. . . Bonzi Tree
Wandalutz is on a downvote and negative reply rampage, petition to get them banned starts here. The reasoning for this is what is below me and what they did to Zara the Squid
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The person who was a cart returner at Wal-Mart. Was complaining that people were not returning their carts? I... Well.... If?.... umm...? Forget it. If I explain it to them, I would be doing the job of learning for them. If this is not enough information for sometime in that type of situation; life is going to continue to be a abundance of differing disappointing situations. Puppies can bring happiness. Get yourself a puppy. . . DO NOT get a puppy. My apologies. They are only going to last you about 1 year each. . . Bonzi Tree
