Failure’s a part of life. It can hurt. It can teach us valuable lessons. But most importantly, when you have a single job to do and you mess it up, it can give us a hearty laugh when we need it the most. The ‘You Had One Job’ subreddit is a great online community that will make you crack a smile: it’s dedicated to hilarious occupational mishaps that will blow away the Autumn blues.
We’ve collected some of the best posts from the 397k-strong r/onejob community for you to enjoy, dear Readers. So scroll down and we hope that you see the silver lining in life. Oh, don’t forget to upvote your fave posts and let us know which pics made you laugh the hardest and why.
The ‘You Had One Job’ subreddit considers itself to be the “official depository” for classic ‘You Had One Job’ posts. It does exactly what it says on the tin. The community seems very friendly, so if you’ve got any posts to share, give the sub a visit.
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Not Trying To Be Political I Just Thought This Was Funny
I Honestly Want To Know How Someone Manged This
I've done online surveys that asked strange questions in order to see if those answering were actually paying attention and were really reading the questions. It's quite possible this is one of those scenarios.
Yeah, this is likely a quality control question. I’ve seen ones that are like “I take a bath in ketchup every day, yes or no?” or asking if you’re fluent in ancient Egyptian.
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Weeeeelll, you can in fact be in a situation where the answer is yes. There have been cases where people have revived after being declared clinically dead. Your chances are better to choke to death on a jelly donut on a full moon and a Tuesday on a balmy summer night than for you to revive once clinically dead.
These are checkpoint questions, to see if you are still paying attention during tests/screenings.
This reminds me of that one news reporter that said "we tried to reach out to the man who was killed in the accident, but he was unavailable for comment" 🤦🏼♀️
About as easily as someone managed to misspell “managed”, I’d guess.
These are put in surveys to check that you're not a bot and are paying attention.
yes, i have been in 4, thank you very much.......................................................wtf
cats be like: so actully this one time i ran to get this mouse in my owners vent i got the mouse then i jumped and died but hey i still have 8 lives left... this took foever to write so... yea
Some people could answer yes to this though, if they were clinically dead for a few moments but then revived.
Thats A Big One
If the subreddit were a kid, they’d probably be in the third grade by now: the community was founded back in 2012 and has been going strong ever since.
Obviously, it’s best to go through life with a strong sense of humor, but it doesn’t hide the fact that failing at your job can have a powerful negative impact on your mental (and even physical) wellbeing. We’re social animals, after all, and what others think of us impacts us (even if we sometimes like to pretend that it doesn’t).
I Used To Read
Someone Really Hates Kids
Meth, I'm On It
One study from 2017 suggests that we shouldn’t fight against what we feel after failing. According to the researchers, if we want to improve as people and get better at our jobs, we should focus on our turbulent feelings after failing badly, not our thoughts.
On the other hand, trying to logically find reasons why you’re not at fault doesn’t seem to help us much to improve. In other words, letting ourselves feel bad about failing is, ironically, a positive and learning experience. While our brains try to come up with excuses for why our failures aren’t necessarily failures. Heart over mind, dear Pandas. Heart over mind.
Best, Or Worst, Editor?
There you go: Beethoven can answer the above question ‘have you ever been in an accident that resulted in your death - yes/no’.
“Shoplifters Will Be Prostituted”
Didn't Fit In The Mailbox
I’m Sure He’ll Be Happy With This Gift
Don't Worry Boss, I Wrote
How Does This Happen?
You Became The Very Thing You Swore To Destroy
Sure, Right After You Write It.
I Know I Don't
Food May Contain Human Flesh
Some One Told Me To Put This Here Soooo
I Mean.....
Fighting Crimes With The Power Of Song
You Had One Jobby Job-Job
This Plaque Near My House
You Were Close Here
Teachers Making Quizzes
I Haven't Words For This... Really
Honoring Rosa Parks On The Back Of A Bus...
Excuse Me Ma'am...that's Not How That Works...
Helmet Saves Lives
Facepalm
Turn Rliegfht
How Hard Is It?
Come One Camera Man
South Africa vs New Zealand. Cricket. I remember that match, the commentators spent ages laughing at those two blokes.
This Finding Dory Night Light Is Perfect For Kids!
N-No. It Really Isn't
I Guess They Decided To Include The Cutter As A Premium Topping
Doesn't look melted to me, actually. Since pizza is usually cut after baking not before, I assume the item in question is perfectly intact. Receiving a good pizza cutter for free with your pizza, not bad.
All They Had To Do Was Line Up The Label Properly. Now I Have This
How Is This So Common?
Asked My Boyfriend To Bake The Croissants For Our Dinner...
A Recycling Bin Isn’t Supposed To Be A Logic Puzzle
15 Straws. Thanks
I Was Expecting The Picture To Be A Bit More Colorful
It is in colour. The world was just black and white in those days.
Note: this post originally had 136 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
