If You're Having A Terrible Day At Work, These 50 People Who Have It Worse Might Make You Feel Better
Sure, you may be having a bad day, and I feel sorry for you, but please pray for these people too.
Some workdays go sideways before the coffee even kicks in, and this roundup is packed with proof. From broken gear and office mishaps to painfully unlucky moments on the job, these photos capture the kind of chaos nobody wants, but everyone recognizes.
The people in these images are dealing with everything from accidental messes to full-on workplace disasters, and the results are equal parts frustrating and funny. It is the kind of collection that makes your own bad day feel a little less dramatic, even if only for a minute.
Scroll through, wince a little, and enjoy the fact that your day probably is not this bad.
1. Dog daycare.
My manager sent me this picture about 10 minutes later, saying, "You forgot something." His expression is perfect.
powergirlpanties2. Bat in headphone.
I started work this morning, put my headset on, felt something furry in my ear, looked, and there was a bat in my headset.
soulhacler3. This woman hit video, instead of audio. LMAO.
bonitasaph
4. This pilot's helmet.
I flew in a helicopter for the first time at work; the pilot’s helmet wasn’t calming...
drdoom
5. Toner explosion.
The one time the toner exploded at work while I was switching it out. You can see where I was at that exact moment.
paochow
6. The bird who just won't take NO for an answer.
It keeps pecking the window and shouting at me while I'm trying to work...
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7. He's not a sex offender.
My friend works as an extra in movies and does stock photography. I just saw him pictured as a sex offender on a bus in Florida.
devandangers
8. It's sad that this is necessary.
I actually had to put this sign up in the bathroom at my work.
surbauer
9. This guy started working as a beekeeper last week. ROFL.
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10. This woman who got "nailed" at work. Literally.
chrystal-mighties
11. I'd be very afraid.
This pillar was straight last week. This is the first floor of a seven-floor building...
VreniCZek
12. This person fell on a gusset plate at work.
mithrilbong
13. Poor Megan.
needmorexanax
14. Glass shattering first day.
A guy dropped a $40,000 pallet of glass on his first day...
MrTenenbaum7
15. Lunch vs. cat poop.
I cleaned the cat’s litter box and brought the bag with me to throw away in my outdoor trash can on the way to work. I also brought my lunch...
Eric264
16. Free surprise haircut at work.
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17. The curious case of the donuts.
I bought 60 doughnuts for the office today to celebrate my 20th birthday, only to be told I need to self-isolate and work from home for the next week...
Peencub
18. No, you can't. They couldn't either.
NinjaCatPurr
19. Someone tried making popcorn at home...
flooptyscoops
20. This is nightmare fuel.
AndySlot
This is the same kind of brain-bending glitch as the photos that made people need a restart.
21. Automatic toilets can be trolls too.
I accidentally dropped my work keys into the toilet. When I got up to fish them out, it automatically flushed itself...
MovieReviewForNew
22. This... cake.
NoTick
23. Nope, not today.
I work as a valet. I told him he had to park it himself.
MADMAV89
24. This is just bad.
I work at a movie theatre, and this is a regular occurrence.
Key-Disaster-3682
25. Um. Excuse me.
So I brought a pecan pie to work. By noon, it was missing. I found it a few hours later in my boss's office...
Ciclismo4185
26. Calligraphy troubles.
I do calligraphy. I misplaced the circled character, which is part of a 300-word scroll that I almost finished after 5 days of work, 200 characters in...
SomeFoolishHooman
27. When you dress up with the lights off.
hat7e
28. This isn't actually bad.
The ink from my date stamp at work exploded on my shirt, and the material formed the droplets into little stars...
knider
29. Paint problems.
Buckets of paint fell off a pallet being lifted by a forklift...
the-d-man
30. This window that exploded out of the blue.
Morg1603
31. Heat-sensitive mug for a meeting.
Camplaysgames
32. Oh, such pleasure.
It's always a pleasure to realize that your coworkers don't know how to close a box properly... right when you're ready to go home...
Thunder_SdSh
33. Dang.
TheMagnificentBoner
34. Poor cleaner.
soulkeyy
35. ROFL.
My friend went to work with a pair of underwear hanging out of her pants all day.
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36. LMAO.
After the meeting, a coworker let me know that I looked naked and frustrated the whole time.
lindseyyisrad420
37. Thank goodness the driver's safe.
A FedEx truck was hanging off the Indiana toll road after hitting ice in frigid conditions. The driver was not hurt.
DarkBlue222
38. Money plagiarism.
I work as a financial auditor. When reviewing cash deposits, I found that one of our employees accepted this $100 bill.
daughterofozai
39. OMG.
I work at a small coffee shop. My boss just absent-mindedly poured unroasted beans into a batch of roasted ones. Here's us separating 10,000 beans... by hand.
CensoryDeprivation
40. This huge banner for work.
heymanitsdan
41. McDonald's marketing.
This is what McDonald's got us (at least my branch of McDonald's) for our work during the pandemic...
furry-d*ckwithhair
42. Ewe. And oh no.
A fly managed to slip into my coffee at work. Fortunately, I spit him out all over my keyboard.
MyAniumYourAnium
43. -41°C outside and this dude is going to work.
Dazd95
44. This isn't right.
This was my dad's only Christmas bonus from the company he's worked at for over 20 years: a $20 off coupon for a frozen turkey. My mom got a Christmas ornament.
AdiosTinyToast
45. This dude with ripped jeans.
I just slipped on ice and tore my favorite jeans. Now I have to go a whole shift at work with my bright orange boxers on display...
TheAnonymousDoom
46. This person's zipper broke minutes before a few important meetings.
illigal
47. I have so many questions. Also, this is someone's boss's car.
captainhendrix
48. Dude finds out there's a hole in his shoe... at the urinal. Ewe.
AFallingWall
49. OMG. You're probably missing a screw.
I picked something up at work, and all of a sudden, my leg started to hurt. I reached into the pocket of my leg and realized that my spare blade had somehow escaped the case.
NixonXIV
50. How? This is insane.
I just lost thousands of dollars' worth of product at work. Most likely getting fired.
Taclysis
If you feel like you're having a bad day at work, I'd recommend that you print and post this as inspiration to help you feel better.
It's wrong to laugh at another person's problem, but it's good practice to learn from another's mistake, right? Between laughing and learning, let's plug in some inspiration.
These pictures are proof that everyone goes through bad days, but in the end, remember they're temporary. Bad days come with valuable life lessons we'd have otherwise missed.
I can't say the same for the bored security guard who drew a pair of eyes on a million-dollar painting, though. I mean, I'd have done it too.
We all love doodling. Remember the times we used to doodle in magazines?
Maybe he just missed the '90s.
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