27 Pictures Proving Some Workers Couldn’t Care Less About Their Jobs
"Not my job" highlights... more like "not my problem."
Some jobs are done with pride, and others look like someone gave up halfway through the shift. This roundup from the Not My Job subreddit is packed with the kind of workplace mistakes that make you wonder how they ever made it out the door.
From sloppy packaging to baffling signs, these images capture people who seemed to do the bare minimum, if that. The results are funny, frustrating, and sometimes so careless they feel almost unbelievable.
Here are 27 examples of work done with very little effort, plus a final post that explains how the subreddit got its name. Read on.
1. This person misinterpreted their instructions:
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3. Well, who can?
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4. This person couldn't care less if a violin bow was broken to fit their compact packaging:
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5. This person has become a slacker when it comes to translations:
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That is one way to miss the point completely.
6. This person can't seem to remember how to spell Sacramento:
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7. This person erroneously believed that sending a shattered bowl would have no consequences:
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8. This guy omitted the D:
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9. This individual had no knowledge of the product on which they were supposed to be an expert:
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At that point, the label is doing all the work.
10. This person sent 1,000 crickets without putting them in a container:
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11. This individual created the most useless ramp imaginable:
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12. Just a bit:
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13. This person placed the price tag in an unusual location:
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Someone clearly stopped caring halfway through.
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14. This person went halfway through putting on the shirt before giving up:
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15. This person didn't need to pass on this information:
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16. This individual is just asking for it:
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17. This individual transformed an adorable pug into a terrifying alien:
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18. This individual has gotten themselves into a lot of trouble:
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That math was never going to hold up.
19. This person's math was completely incorrect:
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20. This person was uninterested in removing the customer's food from its packaging:
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21. This company actually said, "Forget the vegans":
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22. This person angered all bagel fans:
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23. This individual is likely to have caused a lot of burnt fingertips:
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24. This person did the polar opposite of what was expected of them:
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25. This individual applied cheese to...the burrito's outside(?) :
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26. This individual set up a death trap:
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27. Finally, this individual clearly meant ambidextrous:
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A picture of a dead animal painted over a road became popular on another subreddit, prompting the creation of the community. The road painters were shown to be too sluggish to do a decent job in this situation.
In the comments, someone said, "Not my job!" and it appears that others are intrigued by the concept. And that's how the subreddit got its name.
And the rest is history. Well, unfortunately, it is our reality.
Low wages and poor working conditions don't inspire people to do better. Or is it just their excuse?
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