You have to admit, there is something uniquely chucklesome about a complicated task going wrong. But there’s something even funnier about a task that should have been impossible to mess up still getting fumbled.
It could be a typo on a freeway billboard, a product assembled backward, or someone doing exactly what they were supposed to do, just in the most unexpected way imaginable. These are the folks who are likely to be featured on the One Job subreddit.
As the page profile states, it is the official depository for the classic “You had ONE job!” posts. Scrolling through it may bring a laugh or two, as you will see in the posts below.
#1 I Am So Confused
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#2 Just Shingle That Roof
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#3 I Did Not Know There Were 11 World Wars
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Multitasking could be one of the many reasons to fail at a straightforward job. Even thinking about the next task while doing the current one can throw you off.
While the rare 2.5% of people can juggle multiple tasks, most studies show that switching between jobs can make brain function less efficient.
#4 My City Celebrated Unveiling These Benches On A Bridge Downtown
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#5 Don’t Worry We Made Sure You’re Blurred
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#6 Somebody Put A Heavy Pallet On Top Of Raspberries, Which, Believe It Or Not, Are Not Very Strong
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According to neuropsychologist Dr. Cynthia Kubu, the main problem here is losing the ability to focus enough to take in information.
“If we’re constantly attempting to multitask, we don’t practice tuning out the rest of the world to engage in deeper processing and learning,” she said in an interview with the Cleveland Clinic.
#7 Sooo… What The
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#8 Teachers Making Quizzes
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#9 Asked My Boyfriend To Bake The Croissants For Our Dinner
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Cognitive biases may also play a role in these crucial, avoidable mistakes. As psychiatrist Neel Burton explains, these mental shortcuts often lead to bad decisions, which ultimately result in these botched jobs.
“A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut or heuristic intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort—often while reinforcing our self-image or worldview—but at the cost of accuracy and reliability,” he wrote.
#10 15 Straws. Thanks
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#11 Food May Contain Human Flesh
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#12 I Present To You The First Anti-Mold Paint For Walls That Managed To Make Mold In Its Original Container
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Decision fatigue is one reason why we take mental shortcuts. But as Burton explains, you can actually use it to your advantage and minimize errors.
“Owing to decision fatigue, people become more risk-averse with successive decisions. So if you are after a bold decision, try to arrange it so that your case gets looked at first thing in the morning, or right after lunch,” he stated.
#13 Not Trying To Be Political I Just Thought This Was Funny
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#14 They Did Not Use The Uploaded Logo
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#15 Hopefully The Braille Works
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Avoiding multitasking can also lessen the likelihood of decision fatigue. According to Dr. Kubu, it’s why a good surgeon can perform at their best, which is why she encourages everyone to focus on just one task at a time.
“People assume that a surgeon’s skill is primarily in the precision and steadiness of their hands. While there’s some truth to that, the true gift of a surgeon is the ability to single-mindedly focus on one person and complete a series of tasks over the course of many hours,” she said.
#16 I Put The Manhole Cover Back, Boss
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#17 Finished Those Bullet Points, Boss
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#18 Who Fixes A Clock Like This?
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#19 Put The Advert Up Boss
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#20 Wal-Marts Clean Bathroom Policy
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#21 Engineering Done Right
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#22 Installed Anti Theft Tags On Collectibles Boss
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#23 Delivered The Package Boss :/
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#24 Labeled The Sports Boss
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#25 Finished The Road Surfacing, Boss
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#26 Proud Of The Local Crew And It Only Took Them A Month
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#27 Got My Token Of Gratitude As A Healthcare Worker At Work Today, Notice Anything?
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#28 Forever Cone
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#29 Nice Work
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#30 I Feel So Safe
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#31 Doors Design At A Hospital
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#32 Cant U At Least Plant Trees In The Big Holes Too??
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#33 Seems I Have Not Moved For A Period Longer That I Have Been Alive
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#34 Surprise Your Valentine
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#35 5 Feep Deet
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#36 Oh Costco, Are We Jewish, Or Pagan?
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#37 Street In Germany Be Like
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#38 They Literally Told On Themselves
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#39 Cursed Toilet Paper
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#40 Wasting A Third Of The Staircase
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#41 Delivered Boss!
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#42 Give Cyclists Space
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#43 That Smile Though
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#44 My Daughters Laundry Hamper With An Inspiring Quote
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#45 Blurred The Logo Boss
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#46 Installed The Stove, Boss
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#47 This Can Of “Black Beans” I Opened At Work
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#48 Just Moved Into My New Apartment And Saw This
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#49 Got The Actors Boss!
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#50 Trained Everyone Up On The Security System, Boss
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#51 Well As Long As My Face Is Hidden
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#52 When Life Gives You Lemons Make Orange Juice. LOL
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#53 Batman Backpack Finished, Boss
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#54 One Job… One Job
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#55 No Words. This
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#56 You Had One Job!!
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#57 Really, UPS?
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#58 Thinking Of An “I” Animal Was Too Hard
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#59 Another Case Of Failing The Only Job You Were Given
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#60 Goddamnit Bruce!
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#61 A Friend Of Mine Was Staying At A Hotel And Sent Me This
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#62 So Close
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#63 Yoga Mat Is Unintentionally Pessimistic
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#64 The Cement Do Be Vibin Though
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#65 Slenderman Is Crying
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#66 I Think They Hired The One Person Who Worked There Who Had Never Seen Star Wars To Make These
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#67 Coincidence? Don’t Think So
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#68 Designed The Restaurant Menus, Boss
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#69 Very Relateable
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#70 The Design Is Very Human
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#71 Accidentally Drenched My Scrambled Eggs In Too Much Salt Because Of This
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#72 Hmm, Something’s Wrong
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#73 Come On Man
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#74 Handrail Over A Door On London Underground
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#75 I Think Something’s Missing
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#76 Didn’t Have To Do My Boy Spidey Like That
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#77 Allen Wrench That Came With Furniture To Assemble
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#78 $89 For Avocados, Thanks Target
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#79 Yes! Place It In The Middle Of The Bikelane
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#80 Logo’s Up Boss!
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#81 Installed The AC, Boss!
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#82 Looks Like The Waffles And The Waffle Maker Aren’t On The Same Page
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#83 A+ For Being Ingenious
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#84 Do You See Anything Wrong With This Picture?
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#85 Turn Rliegfht
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#86 On The House Im Moving Into The Guy Painted Over The Lightswitch
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#87 I’m A Stocker, And Found This Gem. They Forgot To Add The Pickles
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#88 17 Million Isn’t Above 3?
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#89 Can’t Beleave They’d Leaf It Like This
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#90 “I’m A Painter, Not An Exterminator.” -This Person Probably
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#91 Mcdonald’s, You Had One Job
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#92 You Had One Job
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#93 You Had One Job
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#94 You Had One Job
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#95 Bruh You Only Had One Iob
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#96 My Kitkat Was Just A Bar Of Chocolate
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#97 You Became The Very Thing You Swore To Destroy
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#98 I Mean
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#99 Needed Some Blinds For Our Dark Room At Work The Guy Came To Measure The Window And Assured Us It Would Be ‘Completely Dark’ This Is What They Installed
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#100 When You Hire The Cheapest Quote
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#101 I’ve Been Walking On This Road For Almost A Year And Today I Just Saw This
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#102 Found That In My School
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#103 The Society Of People With Low Self Esteem
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#104 Installed The WI-Fi Network, Boss
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#105 Wow Really?!1??1?1!1?2!3?1!3?
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#106 Only One Person Gets Cookie Crumbs
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#107 It’s Hurting My Eyes
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#108 Fortune Less Fortune Cookie
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#109 My Highschool For Some Reason…
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#110 Anti Gravity Smoke?
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#111 Ah, Yes! My Favourite Avenger!
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#112 If One Ball Equals 20% Then Three Must Be 80%…. Right
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#113 Odd Placement For That Particular Sign…
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#114 Had Ordered Chocolate Chip Pancakes And Gave Us Regular Ones At Ihop…asked For The Correct Order And This Is What Happened…
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#115 This Is So Weirdly Poetic.. Why Are People Like That ?
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#116 A Recycling Bin Isn’t Supposed To Be A Logic Puzzle
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#117 Nice Ad For Anti-Fog Glasses
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#118 While Shopping At Costco-This Caught My Eye. Well, I Guess It Looks Nice
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#119 I Do Love My Latin Dishes Sometimes
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#120 These Taps In Army Barrack Restroom. They’re All Like This
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#121 Parking Ticket Person Doesn’t Know What They’re Doing
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#122 Hooks For Bags In My School
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#123 This Is At My Blind School. Really Accessible
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#124 Holup
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