‘You Had One Job’: 50 Times People Spotted Such Stupid Fails, They Just Had To Document Them (New Pics)
To put it pretty straightforwardly, every job is a chance to not just prove yourself but prove those around you. It’s a gateway to a career and a path to a fulfilling profession. Some people set out on this journey with the maximum dedication, giving all the best they have, making mistakes and learning from them on the way, making decisions both good and bad, while others not so much.
In fact, others seem to choose a whole different approach. Not only do they refuse to invest themselves in the job they have, they don’t care much about the task they have at work. The results often land in this beloved corner of the internet known as the “One Job” subreddit that shares the work failures of people who “had one job.” And now they don’t.
Below we wrapped up some of the most interesting, funny and plain miserable examples shared on the community, so scroll down. After you’re done, be sure to check out more “you had one job” mishaps in our previous articles here, here and here.
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It’s no secret that failures at work are inevitable. We do not like to talk about them or remember them but they do happen. Sometimes we learn from these failures, other times we don’t and put an end to the career we either liked or didn’t.
But the mistakes we make at work, the ones that require us to step up, take accountability, and face consequences are often what keep people awake at night. So in order to find out about the psychology of professional failures, Bored Panda previously spoke with Hans Schumann, an executive career and life coach to London's Square Mile. Hans is also the author of the career coaching book "Falling in Love With Your Job – How to create more excitement and fulfillment in your career."
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Well who knows, maybe that’s what he really looked like - like a 3 year old drew him
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Terrorizing The Children With This One
According to Schumann, most people become obsessed with avoiding failures at all costs. He explained that this can create a massive amount of stress and anxiety. “My take on this is that failure at work, in business or in life generally is unavoidable. The sooner we let go of the insane expectation that it is possible to sail through life without any failure or rejections, the better for our emotional wellbeing.”
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Although we cannot exactly change the mishaps that already happened, we can change our attitude towards them. If we accept that failure is part of life, we can embrace it as a learning experience, and that’s a crucial point in growing from whatever professional failure you had.
On the same note, if a person has been able to avoid failures at work, then Schumann would question whether they have been playing life too safe. “For example, if you win each and every sales pitch, it may well be that your prices are too low. If you can do your job with your eyes closed, maybe it’s time for a new challenge. When we play truly bold in life, our path will be full of both failures and successes.”
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If you do end up failing at whatever task you’re given, the key is to find a productive way to go about it. For Hans, it’s about applying curiosity to get the most out of the learning experience. “Don’t judge yourself for failing. Beating yourselves up does not serve any purpose. Quite to the contrary, it may affect your ability to turn the perceived failure into a positive outcome.”
Ok, It's Not An Easy Job But C'mon!
Malicious complience? I mean… you don‘t have to be a mason to get this relatively right.
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Cmon Dude…
Sometimes they have software that just copy-pastes the text and prints it, so I’m sorry but this one is kind of on you - still funny lol
We should also remember that sometimes, the only way to find out whether something works is to try it out. “For example, you can only really establish whether you enjoy a particular career if you are in it. When you then find out, that it’s not a good fit for you after all, you have two main options: Do you resign to a life in misery by staying in the job? Or do you cut your losses and change career?," Schumann argued.
The executive coach would regard staying in the job as the real 'failure' and changing your career as mastering life challenges with resourcefulness.
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Buffalo 911 Dispatcher Fired
most people in the us don't think its normal either, we just cant get our idiot politicians to do c**p.
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I believe that was from the shooting in upstate NY (Buffalo?). And yes, said dispatcher was indeed fired. As they should have been! ID 10 T award right there...
We're considered Western NY, but yes she was fired. Her name was even published.
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dear America.... WTAF?? the biggest danger to your kids isnt drugs or traffic accidents , its GUNS you need to sort out your priorities
No, the politicians who take bribes from gun lobbyists need to sort out THEIR priorities.
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I just watched a video on YouTube of a kidnap victim and she told the dispatcher she was lay next to her attacker but he was asleep and to send help.. it frustrated me how many times the dispatcher was making the victim talk ..that could've been a costly mistake! ..Some need way more practise before being put on calls such as that one.
I heard that too!!! She'd been kept for several days and I think he kept her naked, too.
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This happened in Buffalo, where I live. It came out a day or two after the shooting and the hammer fell HARD on the 911 dispatcher. She was fired AND she was identitified, so I'm sure she's gotten her fair share of death threats.
They should also face prosecution! I remember when this poor excuse for a 911, operator, hit the news. The poor victim was begging for help during the shooting and the operator kept yelling at her to speak up! So many lives lost that day! :(
I know that the US has a trillion problems and many believe we are stupid and un-aware of reality...but this is not a "you had one job - FUNNY- fail-pic." Shame on who ever submitted this. This 911 dispatcher was fired for this exchange and for hanging up on this caller while this sh*thead killed 10 African Americans in this grocery store in MAY 2022. It may be hard to understand for real democracies, but we have 2 parties, both controlled by the wealthy and and corporations. The US is controlled by the rich, many who profit from guns sales...we hate this and the rest of us (non-rich) are killed for their greed. Its not as easy as voting them out - this system has been set up so the rich and powerful "govern" themselves. How can we get them to change themselves? Their $ is able to keep the least intelligent to vote against their own interests. The every day Americans, at least in my (blue) state, are horrified by these acts and our government's unwillingness to fix it.
This example of "one job" is in extremely poor taste Bored Panda. People were murdered. Families are still reeling from this pain. The community is still on edge. YOU have one job Panda, so let's step it up, okay?
This genuinely makes me think twice about visiting friends in the US, the amount of shootings we hear about would make me scared to go out.
In Australia, that would be 'Oh, they're shooting for Byron Baes? Ugh, influencers. Ok, we'll send a team down. Hang in there and don't draw any attention to yourself - they don't like sharing the spotlight.'
I mean, while it would be super rare in Aus, as semi-autos are banned here, there are 2 million registered guns still and about 700,000 gun owners. It's not gun free-- it's just regulated strongly. But gun violence still happens-- especially thanks to gangs-- there was a 9 year old girl shot in her home in Sydney like 3 weeks ago in a botched drive by. It just probably would never be to the scale of the US because semi-autos are banned and you'd need to get them illegally.
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Yup That's How Acronyms Work. Job Well Done!
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It took me wayyyy to long to understand what's wrong here. I was like "is there a grammar mistake? Should it be Pidgeon ir Pigeon?" 🤦 I got it! It's Pengwing!
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This was intentional. As a journalist “friend” once told me, “stupid picture, stupid byline, please.” At the time of the twitter post it had 16 shares. I bet that post garnered it multitudes more. People love to correct mistakes in newz stories. Particularly passionate and highly opinionated sectors, like gamers. An otherwise easily passed over article gets tons of hits and the writer gets the credit/clout all because people want to share his “stupidity” or gaming “ignorance.” That’s how you play them.
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Vegan Noodles “Contains Pork”
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That one corner’s still dry - in London they’d call it a light, airy, ground floor studio flat close to public transport and charge £1200 a month.
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Walking Through Athens And Spot This Beauty. Definitely Getting My Door Mat Prited Here. I’m Sure They’ll Nail The Text.
Ouch. That’s like the translation firm I used to leave near, with a window display full of English spelling mistakes. I always wondered why they went out of business.
Laid The Pipe Down, Boss
Someone At The Fox Channel Gonna Be Fired For This
Well maybe that’s actually his name - Name Here, Name Here is a lovely Pastafarian name
I Don't Think They Even Tried.
Faucet Placed Further Than Its Length In Hotel Room Resulting In A Cascading Waterfall
Definately a man who installed this, they always think it's bigger than it actually is.
This Is Acceptable :(
I'm Assuming The Holes Are For Heat Dissipation?
But those racks are great for laundry. Just open them up, air-dry your stuff, fold it back up, and store away. Provided you can fit it under the bed/ behind the shelves, somewhere out of the way. (Also good for making forts.)
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