50 Bewildering Pictures That Can Cure Your Imposter Syndrome

These pictures are the epitome of "You had ONE job"

Kylin

• Published in Funny
• July 9, 2023

We live in a time where essentially anything we do around other people will be documented forever, thanks to smartphones and social media. This isn’t always a bad thing, but it is usually most memorable when an otherwise straightforward or mundane task goes terribly awry.

That sweet, sweet sting of embarrassment has found the potential to amuse countless strangers online, thanks to the popular Reddit community r/onejob. Here, Redditors share hilarious photos that encapsulate the well-known experience of the painful and sometimes mindboggling failures that make you think, “You had ONE job.”

If you take the time to really consider it, even the most seemingly unimportant or easy job has a baseline of quality assurance. Without it, professionals or companies risk their reputation and, along with it, future business.

Obviously, the main issue boils down to human error. Typos are made or overlooked, tasks end up forgotten, and instructions are misread, misremembered, or misunderstood.

That’s just life, and while there are checks and balances to help limit these mistakes, it’s not a foolproof system. At least the majority of people are able to find the humor in otherwise harmless mistakes and are kind enough to share it with the rest of the world.

From poorly thought-out graduation announcements to not knowing how acronyms work to countless typos, we have quite the collection of pictures to share with you.

1. How Not To Install A Metal Roof

2. Bill Nye Is More Evil Than You Think

3. It Would Be Easier To Get The Right Flag

4. Mph? I Prefer Fahrenheit

5. The People Who Thought That This Bathroom Was Ethical

6. To Paint A Sign

7. Mcdonalds, You Know That Chicken Is Not A Drink. Right?

8. Bright But Brief

9. How To Stay Awake

10. Filled The Bins, Boss

11. All Of The Bar Stools At Our Air Bnb Were Assembled Backwards

12. Labeled The Fruitables Boss

13. This House Costs $2m+ And They Think This New Driveway Is Fine

14. ‘Anti-Graffiti’, Huh? (Waterloo Bridge)

15. Bought A Chocolate Milk But They Forgot To Add Chocolate I Guess?

16. Yup That's How Acronyms Work. Job Well Done!

17. I Did Not Know There Were 11 World Wars

18. Fork That Wasn't Cut

19. When It's Close To The End Of The Shift

20. Installed The Ac, Boss!

21. Make Sure You Use The Left Lane Cause Left Lane Closed

22. Just Saw This Jem On My Jobsite Friday !!!

23. Child Car Seat Installation Instructions

24. Which Floor Was It Again?

25. Protecting Someones Privacy

26. Handle With Care

27. Really, Frankenstein Is An Author Now?

28. Looks Like #tacobell Couldn’t Find The Inside Of A Taco

29. Looks About Right 👍

30. Ah Yes. Everything Is Fine Here

31. Are Lizards Going To Start Falling From The Sky

32. Yes. Effort Definitely Involves No Effort

33. Julian Are You Ok?

34. Whoever Edited This Advertisement Never Saw A Human Foot

35. Installed The Explenation Boss

36. While Shopping At Costco-This Caught My Eye. Well, I Guess It Looks Nice

37. Photoshoping Can Be Hard

38. If Only There Were Something In The Nest That Started With The Letter E…

39. Ahhh Yes,the Nutritional Info I Needed. I R I S H

40. Vegan Noodles “Contains Pork”

41. Wait I Remember That Character, It's Super-Man!

42. New Security Cameras After A Sa At Work! 🙃

43. Scammer Talking To Herself

44. I Can’t Believe My Dad Bought This!

45. Made That Breaking News Banner, Boss

46. Never Do Your Best, Quit!

47. Laid The Pipe Down, Boss

48. Oh Costco, Are We Jewish, Or Pagan?

49. So, Uh… Wanna Tell Me What Went Wrong With This One?

50. Since 14 Together 20 / Together Since 1420

51. I will not be needing the Missle Anus form at this time.

While it can be argued that this constant documentation may not always be ideal, let's face it: the best moments are when the simplest tasks go hilariously haywire! So, cheers to finding the humor in harmless mishaps and sharing laughter with the world.

Let us know in the comments about your own mishaps or if you’ve caught something in the wild that made you shake your head and think, “You had ONE job!”

Kylin