‘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 prove yourself and 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 their best, making mistakes and learning from them on the way, making good and bad decisions, while others don't.
Others seem to choose a whole different approach. Not only do they refuse to invest themselves in their job, they don’t care much about their work tasks. 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 in the community, so scroll down. After you’re done, check out more “you had one job” mishaps in our previous article here.
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Whoever Edited This Advertisement Never Saw A Human Foot
I don't know, I think at this point maybe cut it off!
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the old joke: "Do your feet smell and does your nose run? Uh-oh! You're built upside down!"
Or they have no money budgeted for advertising, so they hired some goon off of Craigslist to build the ad.
Load More Replies...Looks like a joke ... I think it's funny, like "if your foot looks like this, you better come by and have it looked at"
A For Effort
And this my friends is why you hire a professional translation company- signed, a linguist
So? Many signs says the same thing in two or more languages. I mean, was this English and Arabic sign in China? What's the big deal? Am I missing something?
If Only There Were Something In The Nest That Started With The Letter E…
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."
In 1731 The King Of Sweden Sent A Taxidermist His Pet Lion Who Died. This Is What Was Sent Back. It’s Currently On Display At A Formal Royal Residence
Well who knows, maybe that’s what he really looked like - like a 3 year old drew him
someone said he had never seen a lion before. honestly that explains it!
Load More Replies...That tongue though!! And the teeth. And the eyes. And the pose. Et cetera and et cetera.
Ah, what a majestic and noble creature with his tongue ten sizes too large for his mouth and his tiny beedy eyes that stare off into nothingness.
Don’t Mind If I Do
Thank you, your patience is very important to us. The system is still failing, please hold 🎵 soothing music in the background 🎵
Chinese translation: "The work permit system for foreigners in China is faulty , please be patient"
Thank you! I was really wondering what it said. Am very, very impressed if you speak Chinese (tho is cool if you did via translator).
Load More Replies...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.”
Installed The AC, Boss!
I guess technically they are conditioning the actual air now, it's not called a room cooler lol
I'm wondering if this isn't a case of malicious compliance. Like, " quit bugging me, put it anywhere. "
Dad: Close the window! what do you want to do? Cool the entire neighborhood? - This guy: Yes Dad. That is EXACTLY what I intend to do!
Shape Shifters
The sign is referring to you, the people reading it, not the animal.
The warning triangle is a generic 'beware wildlife' sign. The text tells you what wildlife. If they had used the silhouette of a baboon, could you have told it from a Rorschach test?
I am more concerned by the fact that baboons need a warning sign
Labeled The Fruitables Boss
The cents can be written smaller than the dollar without needing the punctuation or underlining to indicate it.
Load More Replies...Anybody else read the title as ‘Fruitables’ and thought it was like a product or something
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.”
Handle With Care
Maybe "ragile" should be a real word for how you feel when you see that kind of stuff.
Load More Replies...Nah too much damage for FedEx, that's pure UPS handling
Load More Replies...I worked at FedEx for a lot of years and it was always made perfectly clear to customers dropping things off that despite what warning label you put on it, if you didn't package it correctly then yes...it might get crushed. That's on you. Drivers don't have time for that.
I Put The Giant Bodybuilder Sticker On The Front Door, Boss
I Present To You The First Anti-Mold Paint For Walls That Managed To Make Mold In Its Original Container
I wish anti-mold paint worked. It took mine a year to fail (and the company responsible for the mold doesn´t care).
When you’re trying to think of something funny to comment but the post isn’t giving you anything to work with so you just ramble:
I mean, it is on the side, not the paint Also paint is wet,but dry paint isnt
I swear I have seen this on BP before recently (as in, the past 2 months), or Pleated Jeans. I am fairly sure I commented on the fact that whoever is using this paint is also "stirring" it with a hex/Allen key instead of a paint stick. Paint sticks are free at hardware stores, why are they using something that is less effective than a paint stick?
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.
This was quite common in London in the 19th century where mis-fired, waste, and broken bricks were used to make cheap boundary walls. Here's an example on street view- https://goo.gl/maps/pwJwmWochdNgCVfX8
that one section where the bricks are laid correctly somehow makes it bother me more
Load More Replies...Unless of course, that was the way the owner of the fence wanted it. Personally I kinda like it!
Ground Staff Pulled The Wrong Handle And Md-80's Butt Fell Off
It's not a design error. It's the tail-cone emergency exit. If the tail stairs couldn't be opened during an emergency then another lever could be pulled to jettison the tail cone and deploy the tail slide.
Load More Replies...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
Well someone has to read the “Delivery Instructions” and carry it out.
Load More Replies...At least that's better than the time I requested gift packaging from Amazon and they just slapped a label on the manufacturer box
Just got a laptop case line this but it was just in the plastic sleeve the case comes in. Saving on boxes I suppose.
Load More Replies...This is when working in an office that accepts personal deliveries comes in handy.
you have to put the box in another one without signs before shipping... delivery "instructions" aren't considered by the delivery guys!
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.
I Have To Look At This Every Day
I somehow read this as "I would slowly burn my house down" and I thought - yes, make it suffer
Load More Replies...oh you might be right, the right handle seems upside down
Load More Replies...Oh my god, I have door handles like this in my house. On one side of my bedroom door, it's like all the other ones (Like the handle on the right in this pic) but the handle on the other side of the door is like the handle on the left. I can't visibly see the issue, but I know it's there.
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.
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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.
Load More Replies...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! :(
Ain't That A Kick In The Crotch
Reminds me when Garfield bought a battery charger that only charged it's own battery.
I'm pretty sure all ad blockers, anti malware and so on is just targeted ads and malware/spamware
10k+ people" lemme get an add blocker for more adds"
Yup That's How Acronyms Work. Job Well Done!
Its a classroom management strategy. C stands for conversation (what conversation level should there be), H is help ( how to get help), A is assignment (what should you be doing), M movement, P participation ( what's it look like) and S success (as in follow these and succeed)
Bridget is correct…as a teacher who has used the CHAMPS system this makes perfect sense to me.
Load More Replies...The missing context - CHAMPS is a classroom management system that stands for: - Conversation levels - How to get Help - Activity - Movement type allowed - Participation required - Success . Teachers explain what a classroom should look like by posting instructions for each letter (for example for c, conversation in the hall should be quiet at this school.) Not a fail by the poster’s creator but by the person who didn’t take the time to find out what it meant (or didn’t listen when being told)
Just want to point out that there are Wharton High Schools in Texas and Florida. I'd say either one explains this situation.
I don't understand... there's not an M anywhere in "briskly walk to class"! I am confused
Ah Yes, Pidgeon
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!
Mph? I Prefer Fahrenheit
I'm burnin' through the sky, yeah, 200 degrees, That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit. I'm travelling at the speed of light ...
Sign too narrow so it broke off the "ucking miles per hour"?
How On Earth Is This Possible?
Even if it said “8 Days a Week” it would’ve been mildly acceptable, at least to older folks, as they could’ve used the Beatles song in their advertising.
It Says 24hours Though
24 hours a week. I reckon 3 hours a day during lunch rush, and an extra couple for those Saturday morning weekend trippers.
Bro Why Dat Cake Regenerating Like That
It's clearly a different cake. The piece is blue-white-blue by the S. The whole cake is white-blue-white.
Was It So Hard To Get A Dog?
Ah, this one is simple. The part of the photo that is cut off says "before we all end up with cats."
The cat and the vet teamed up to spread heartworm to dogs and here they are celebrating their success.
To be fair, cats can get heartworm as well. The parasite is just not well adapted to cats, so it's far more difficult for them to proliferate and they rarely reproduce.
And just give your dog some anti parasites medicine and you'll also prevent the heart worm.
Load More Replies...yeah but the ad is talking about dogs... they could have apicture of a dog, or add cats statistics to the poster. Then is could make sense
Load More Replies...Painted The Child Boss
Well, I mean, people DO treat their pets like they’re their children, sooo….
You people act like you have never seen a child with 3 legs, oh grow up.
Finished Painting The Line Boss
To be fair, the tarmac melted and flowed after the job was done.
Load More Replies...I imagine this is more due the the asphalt warping, rather than someone painting it that way.
It seems like the line was straight but they got bent because of the ashpalt moving
So, Uh… Wanna Tell Me What Went Wrong With This One?
There are a few of them, and I sincerely hope this is a campsite, and not where some homeless people have had to pitch a tent.
Load More Replies...Uploaded The Image, Boss!
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.
I follow a news community on social media. A regular post gets max 5-7 comments. The moment they post something stupid (e.g. posting a photo of JLo and saying it's Beyoncé) the amount of comments grows tenfold. One after another people post to say "this is not Beyoncé, are you stupid?"
Load More Replies...Ah Yes Eliminate Plastic
Just out of curiosity, what packaging would you recommend for the straw itself? I don't think this one fits here. They didn't claim to eliminate all plastics, just the straw. Sure they could move the word straw down so it's readily readable but it's not something that someone just c.b.a to do.
Load More Replies...We had people complaining about the plastic wrapping here as well, but It was not plastic, it was made out of the fibers of sugarbeat. Dont know if this is the case, maybe it is plastic, hard to tell difference on picture.
Wish I could upvote twice, people can be so quick to point fingers. But yes, it's not plastic. Even if it was, that's like 90% reduction in plastic, so still a good thing.
Load More Replies...*sigh* And yet again. that transparent film is cellophane. Its made from cellulose which is made from wood fibre. As is the whole carton container.
except that internally the container is covered in a thin plastic film making it not recyclable but waterproof
Load More Replies...It's not even the straws that are the worst problem. A lot of people don't know this but fishing gear and nets are hurting sea animals the most.
Isn't that the point of nets and fishing gear, though?
Load More Replies...Filled The Bins, Boss
I’m stressed that the shelves are 65 degrees pointing down
Css Struggles Be Like:
I swear I only wanted to edit 1 sentence but then then...THIS!
Load More Replies...I agree, but I doubt many non-web designers/developers would really get it.
Load More Replies...That like the new deconstructed trend they do with food but on a stop sign😅
Men Clothes
Screen Orientation
Floor In My Apartment Building
If I couldn't cover it with an area rug, I would have no other choice but carefully extricate that offensive tile and regrout it.
I have two floors with a geometric pattern, Escher-like, and both have one displaced at the entrance - so you can see it well. I always wondered why. Tile-blindness hits at a certain point? Employee-discontent? A hatred for human kind in general?
Metro In Paris : "Make The First Step"
Vegan Noodles “Contains Pork”
Ha! The alcohol is to make you forget about the pork.
Load More Replies...I'm guessing someone photoshopped in that line with the alcohol and pork. The list of ingredients doesn't mention either.
The importer is just being extra careful. If alcohol or pork are used in other products made at the same place, they will mention it. Most of Malaysia's population is muslim.
Load More Replies...I don't see either (pork or alcohol) in the list of ingredients, though.
I see something that ends "ine" under the red circle. Could be "wine", "brine" or "urine". ;-)
Load More Replies...But if you read the ingredients, it's definitely vegan. No alcohol or pork
Funniest thing is that at least I can't see pork in the actual ingredients list and can't even guess which of those aciculants or thickeners could be animal based...
The noodles are vegan, but the meal contains pork, I guess? For those half vegan half meat eaters with a dash of a drinking problem.
Concentrating The Rain Into A Refreshing Seated Shower
Installed the public shower boss… what’s that? It’s meant to be a bus stop?
I don't see how one sits on the bench at all! That rail is in front. One would have to be a contortionist to sit down ,get comfy, get up, go tinkle, come back, etc etc etc
Maybe I Don't Know Colours
Yes Boss, I Put The Seats In The Correct Order
Yeah, because we all want a little simple math before the show.
Load More Replies...Could well be - or least the maths version which is Dyscalculia.
Load More Replies...Labeled The Yogurts, Boss
Schrödingers youghurt. It's either Strawberry or Peach but you cant know it until you open the lid.
I would probably go by whatever the lid says, cause my assumption is that there's most likely a conveyor that fills the yoghurts and then puts the lids on, so those two should match, whereas the bottoms could have been placed backwards more easily (e.g. a 6/4 pack with one flavour on each side and the wrong sides end up in the left/right of the conveyor), especially if they're placed from a stack onto the conveyor by a human operator.
But strawberry peach (frozen margaritas, not so sure about yougurt) are delicious!
So, wich is wich? I want peach, should I take the one labeled "peach" but packaged "strawberry" or the one labeled "strawberry" but packaged "peach"?
Canada ? Day.. A Thrift Store's Sign In Abbotsford, Bc
Fast forward five years: Canada has officially taken over what used to be known as the United States-
We welcome our Canadian overlords! PLEASE do it soon!
Load More Replies...Well, Canada DID once burn down the White House and beat the Americans (before Canada was united into one country in the war of 1812). They don't teach Americans that they lost that war.
The Arrogant Worms taught it well in their song "War of 1812".
Load More Replies...How Not To Install A Metal Roof
This is ridiculous. You would be able to feel if those screws were biting the wood in half a second.
Once the screw went through and went through easily someone should have known they weren't hitting the support beam.
Damn. How could they not feel that the screws weren't gripping into the wood? SMH
Walking Through Athens And Spot This Beauty. Definitely Getting My Door Mat Prited Here. I’m Sure They’ll Nail The Text.
It DOES show us, however, how MANY folks read it as it was intended to be, instead of the way it is actually spelled. *Secret Optical Illusion! 🤣
Lkie wehn yuo sepll thngis lkie tish adn cna sltil cmophrende ti. ——not the best example but I think you get it lol
Load More Replies...This is a sample doormat to show you what the font looks like and to advertise that they offer to print on doormats
I read your comment 6 times and still didn’t get it. Senventh time was the charm ;)
Load More Replies...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
If getting the facts right mattered to Fox News, everyone there would be fired.
Any other channel but Fox might reprimand him, I don't think Fox would.
I Don't Think They Even Tried.
I find it weird when my kids teachers call me mum- like I don't remember giving birth to a 50 year old woman with a bad sense of style
So I guess this is a British thing, where the use "mum" for "ma'am " and "mom". So what should a stranger call you, Lady? STFU Sarah, get over your "Karen" self a$$!
So, I sat and corrected, she's not a US Karen, she was a UK Karen. And by the comments I've read from the article I can rest my case, LOL! https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/25/unless-you-are-my-child-dont-call-me-mum-i-have-a-name-16856340/
Load More Replies...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.
Seen large sinks with really short faucets where you have to touch the back side of the sing to try to get some water on you hands and you barely succeed.
This Is Acceptable :(
For those confused... The image on the right is a complication of gay tik tok's...
Unacceptable, heterosexual couples are offensive according to my religion and kids should be exposed to that abomination /s
Wait, they *should be* exposed to the abomination, or...?
Load More Replies...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.)
I've always bought the ironing pads separately. This seems normal to me.
...Really? Or are you kidding? I can't quite tell, but just in case: this is not an ironing board
Load More Replies...Don't Tell Me What To Do!
Typical USPS, from my experience. At least they didn't put it in FRONT of the vehicle
We have a delivery driver who kept delivering to the only non-used door. Ignored signs and even ignored when we tore up and removed the sidewalk leading to said door. Walked right through the rubble to put the package by the non-used door. (note: door we used was even closer to the street and its walkway was intact). SMH.
At Four Corners Monument Coyotes Are Reptiles
You'd think of all people the Park service would know the difference
Park Service? Yes. Signmakers on a government contract? Hell no.
Load More Replies...I'm scared to ask what kind of centipedes they have. I'm too afraid to diogel image in case I have nightmares
Load More Replies...To be honest, I really didn’t think four corners was worth it. When I went, the pricing was crazy and it was literally just standing in four states at once. Some lady kept yelling at us to get out of her picture when we were just by these small pavilions in the background. It took a while to actually get out there too. I mean, it was good as a one time thing but it’s kinda a “been there done that” situation and a place I want to go back to 😂
Subtitle For Chinese Song
It's like when the Netflix subtitles say "Speaking Italian"
It’s Literally Outlined Where It Should Go
Made a headline, boss. I know how sewerage is made. First lay a floor, than outline it and than dig under it.
They Put The Lamp... Under The Ceiling...
First electricians installed the lamps. Then contractor installed ceiling. Classic case of not-my-job (to care).
Your Text Here...
Dwight! Did you design this room? Why didn’t you just put “This is your room”?
Depressed Traffic Light
I understand, light, but stand tall or there are gonna be a load of problems
The Kids Will Learn So Much Boss!
I don't know, you guys. That's definitely not a zebra, maybe it IS a zibar!
With those eyes, it definitely it a Zibar. (I'm a zoologist. I know these things.)
Something’s Wrong, I Can Feel It
Took me a sec, bwahahaha they always say that 4 clickbait
My Paintbrush Didn't Come With Spellchecker.
The odd part about this is that at a glance the mind with recognize this and think nothing of it.
Installed The Toilet Boss!!!
Sewage seems to be done, the toilet seems to be in the tiling already. Water seems to not be connected though.
Load More Replies...I can't believe nobody has commented on how the toilet isn't flush with the wall... I'll leave now.
I Have To Suffer From This Everytime I Go Shopping
Three Cheers For Smoking On The Job!
My boots are smoking and my hard hat is oriented backwards, am I good to come in?
Exactly What I Asked For!
So what you're saying is that he's short enough to comfortably dropkick?
Dude is tiny lol, c**p to be a Police officer on this country you need to be a minimum of 1.75m ( and that's Short )....
Not that short, but it definitely confirms that he is compensating for something. ;-)
Load More Replies...Apparently, My Cab Has Side Mirrors To See Incoming Cyclists Before We Open The Door
Let me activate my x-ray vision to see through those stickers and... Wait, I could have just used it to see through the door! Silly me!
Names On The Poster Mildly Infuriating
This annoys the hell out of me on movie posters too. The name are probably done by some kind of hierarchy with crediting/pay and then they put the actor images in different positions under the wrong names. It's insane.
Done Designing The App Poster, Boss.
Some in the East end of London also offer ATMs in Cockney rhyming slang!
Load More Replies...So is this supposed to be in english or something? What am I missing?
Pertamina should be ashamed. They are the biggest oil company and state-owned enterprise in Indonesia.
Ancient Protein Bar
Expiration date is July 2022. This is exactly the density I deal with daily. 🤦♀️
See this sort of thing all the time, it's not that bad. July 2022 is the expiry date, then there's the batch number and time it was made/wrapped for if anything is found wrong with the product and they can re-call/check others that were made around the same time.
I'm guessing this is only confusing to those that use MMM DD YYYY as their date format. You know who you are!
1364 is neither a day, nor a month. It’s probably a batch or control number
Load More Replies...Yes, happened to me with juice I bought recently. But it said something like 2015. It got me pretty confused, including my colleague and a one worker in the shop.
It says "Best before end" that's the problem with the picture. not the date but the words before it. Title seemed to have missed the point
1364 is probably the control number. July 22 means the month and year.
Handled The Returns Boss
But when it's me returning something they open the box and check for all of the items that should be there. My brother's friends used to steal DVDs from me back in the day. But they got smarter and would just take the DVD out of its case and put the case back so it took me a while to realize how many movies I was missing.
Who accepts, a returned phone without checking that all the parts are there first? And surely fir this amount, they'd at least get the buyer's details? Something seems a bit fishy about this one!
A For Effort
You Tried Your Best
It should look like this: stussy-62e...e-jpeg.jpg
