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People Are Sharing Priceless “Not My Job” Moments Caught In Pictures And Here Are 45 Of The Laziest Ones (New Pics)
You’re a human being, not a maliciously compliant robot who follows orders exactly as they’re given to them. Without thinking too much. Without expending more energy than needed. Without considering the fact that they’re making life harder for others. But there are plenty of folks out there who actually take their instructions and follow them to the letter, doing the bare minimum, instead of looking at the spirit of what they’re asked to do. This results in some truly hilarious fails that are sure to perk up your mood.
And that’s also how they end up on the ‘Not My Job’ subreddit, a massive community of over 752k people, that’s dedicated to people doing their jobs, but not very well. It perfectly captures one of the many aspects of the human condition, namely, being super lazy and not giving a rat’s behind about how things end up looking.
Upvote the pics from r/NotMyJob that you enjoyed the most, let us know which ones stole your heart, and if you’ve got similar tales to tell, we’d absolutely love to hear all about your colleagues. Oh, and there’s more where all of this came from: you’ll find our first post about r/NotMyJob right over here.
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#1
Security Dog
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#2
Got The Chatbot Working, Boss
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Well, now I have that song stuck in my head. Not that I'm complaining; it's an awesome song. :p
#3
Printed The Sign, Boss
In an earlier interview with my colleague, the founder of r/NotMyJob, redditor Ani625, told Bored Panda that the subreddit is all about people doing the bare minimum. And not an iota more!
“This results in the 'product' being far from neat/complete/usable, depending on what it is,” the founder and moderator explained to Bored Panda previously. And that leads to some truly bizarre and absurd situations which the ‘Not My Job’ subreddit is happy to share with the world.
#4
Care To Elaborate??
#5
I Mean, It’s Important To Follow Safety Protocols
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
You never know when you get stuck in your car for hours and hours. Good to have some cake to eat.
#6
Previous Owners Built This House, Told Us There Was Insulation In The Roof. True Story
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Laziness can be the mother of invention, however, most of the time it's the mother** of frustration.
The subreddit will be celebrating its 8th birthday at the end of the month, on July 30, so if you like their stuff, go on and give them a quick ‘hi, congrats.’
The entire ‘Not My Job’ project was started way back in 2013 all thanks to a single viral post on another subreddit. “An image of a dead animal painted over on a road became popular on another subreddit,” the founder said that the road painters were too lazy to do a better job. Things took off from there thanks to someone dropping a spot-on comment.
#7
That’s Good To Hear
#8
Painted The Lines Boss
#9
“I’m A Painter, Not An Exterminator.” -This Person Probably
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
In the insect world, this is a horror movie. "Oh my god, it's Darren! He's been mummified alive!" PAINTBRUSH: The Nightmare Begins.
“Someone said the phrase 'not my job!' in the comments, and people seem to be interested in such an idea. I created /r/NotMyJob and linked the subreddit then and there, which got its first few subscribers.”
After that, “users kept on mentioning the sub all over Reddit whenever they saw such content, and the subreddit grew.”
#10
Made The Error Message Boss
#11
Updated Our Working Hours, Boss
#12
Labeled The Sports Boss
#13
Just Moved Into My New Apartment And Saw This
#14
Instead Of 2 A's And 2 E's, We Got 4 A's In This Happy New Year Balloon Pack
#15
Delivered The Package Boss
#16
Not Sure How This Made It Through Proofreading, Peer Review, And Copyediting
#17
Proud Of The Local Crew And It Only Took Them A Month
Andy Acceber 3 years ago
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King popped into my head as soon as I saw this. 🎶
#18
Rail Installed, Boss!
#19
Pasted The Poster Boss!
#20
Made The Warning Label Boss
#21
The Chosen One
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
Boss said try again. He then got sacked by him for gross sexual misconduct
#22
Finished The Road Surfacing, Boss
Raven Sheridan 3 years ago
England has the Sword In the Stone, we have the Shovel in the Asphalt.
#23
Best Before
#24
Got The Un Logo Boss
#25
Straight Lines Painted Boss!
#26
I Dressed The Mannyqween Boss
#27
It’s Not My Job To Dress The Mannequins
#28
Trained Everyone Up On The Security System, Boss
#29
I Asked For Extra Cheese. It Might Have Been His First Day
Ryan Deschanel 3 years ago
"Add more cheese. -Yess boss. -Okay, I should have been clearer, my bad... Open it, THEN add more cheese."
Earl Grey 3 years ago
True story… some years back I went into a Wendy’s for lunch and order two cheeseburgers. The server behind the counter said “What do you want on them?” to which I replied “Just cheese” because I wasn’t in the mood for pickles, onions, ketchup and mustard. When I opened the bag, I found two buns with a slice of cheese inside. Turned right around and sorted through the confusion. I have learned to now talk like a lawyer when placing my order there.
Calypso poet 3 years ago
I still love the story my husband's coworker called in a lunch order for subway for them. They screwed up his BLT. He got a sub with just bacon and mayo. They said he didn't ask for lettuce and tomato when he want back. He said "I asked for a BLT on Italian with Mayo. Why wouldn't you put lettuce and tomato on it?"
Channon Doughty 3 years ago
His first day on planet Earth? Cuz otherwise this makes zero sense. He would have to be fresh in from Jupiter to explain why THIS is what he thought one should do with extra cheese.
Mazer 3 years ago (edited)
It’s clear you have to specify where you want the extra piece of cheese put with some people
#30
Wrote The Cleaning Instructions Boss
#31
Beware Don’t Take Your Kids Here On Sundays
#32
Made The House Frame, Boss!
#33
I Mean He Was Just Told To Put An Image
#34
Changed The Speed Limit Sign Boss
#35
Installed Anti Theft Tags On Collectibles Boss
#36
A+ For Being Ingenious
#37
Cleared The Snow, Boss
Samantha Lomb 3 years ago
It's the driver's fault. There is usually a sign asking for cars to be moved so the parking lot can be cleared
#38
Installed The Stove, Boss
#39
Finished The Fence Boss
#40
Application Was So Good, Took Them 6 Years To Read It!
#41
Door Successfully Installed
#42
All He Wanted Was A Nice View And Fresh Air
Damira Balent 3 years ago
This is near my house in Petrčane, Croatia. What makes this even worse is that house is on the beach, and it has unobstructed view to the sea. Uh, "had" unobstructed view to the sea 😂🤦
#43
Put The Store Capacity Sign Up Boss!
#44
Face That's Too Handsome It Doesn't Need A Mask On
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Shelp 3 years ago
I don't understand some of these. Are the people doing such things really that stupid? Or is it just that they absolutely don't care?
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
When your supervisor is an a-hole, you do exactly as instructed, then look innocent and say, "That is what you said to do, boss!" AKA Malicious COmpliance with Willful Stupidity and/or They Said Get It Done Fast, Not Get it Done Right...
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Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago
I am sure some of these are real but I wonder how many were photoshopped
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
These would be in "The Illustrated Karl Marx," in the Theory of Alienation chapter.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Ironically, so many of them are apparently government workers.
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juice 3 years ago
yeah, that's a glitch that just happens sometimes. the same exact entry shows up twice (if you check, the duplicates will have the same comments and number of upvotes)
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Shelp 3 years ago
I don't understand some of these. Are the people doing such things really that stupid? Or is it just that they absolutely don't care?
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
When your supervisor is an a-hole, you do exactly as instructed, then look innocent and say, "That is what you said to do, boss!" AKA Malicious COmpliance with Willful Stupidity and/or They Said Get It Done Fast, Not Get it Done Right...
Load More Replies... Soggy Crumpet 3 years ago
I am sure some of these are real but I wonder how many were photoshopped
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
These would be in "The Illustrated Karl Marx," in the Theory of Alienation chapter.
Daniel Marsh 3 years ago
Ironically, so many of them are apparently government workers.
Load More Replies... juice 3 years ago
yeah, that's a glitch that just happens sometimes. the same exact entry shows up twice (if you check, the duplicates will have the same comments and number of upvotes)
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