We all have rough days on the job, but some people are just down on their luck more than others. Here’s a thread filled with folks who are clearly having a terrible time at work.
50 Unlucky Employees Having An Absolutely Awful Day At Work
By
Sumaiya Ghani in
Funny
On 17th February 2023
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We’ve all had one of those days that seems cursed from the start. Maybe your keys slip right into a sewer grate, your car refuses to start for no reason, or you end up dumping a mountain of salt in your coffee instead of sugar. Sure, some might call these “first world problems,” but that doesn’t make them any less irritating—or rage-inducing.
But today, we’re dialing it up a notch with a list of people who are clearly having an even worse time. These stories are next-level bad. Imagine dropping a $40,000 pallet of glass... on your very first day. Or the sheer horror of joining a work call from home and accidentally turning on your camera when you meant to just use audio.
So as the goosebumps rise and your secondhand embarrassment kicks in, take a moment for all the poor souls featured here. They deserve a hot cup of mint tea, a cozy blanket, and maybe even a hug once they finally clock out. And if you're feeling like your workday has been rough, just remember—it could always be worse.
1. When I Worked At A Dog Daycare (I'd Bring My Dog With Me, Duh) I Once Got Off From Work And Was So Hungry I Left Without Him
My manager sent me this picture about 10 minutes later saying "You forgot something". His expression is perfect.
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2. Started Work This Morning, Put My Headset On, Felt Something Furry In My Ear, Looked And There Is A Bat In My Headset
3. When You’re Working From Home And You Hit Video Instead Of Audio
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4. Flew In A Helicopter For The First Time At Work, The Pilot’s Helmet Wasn’t Calming
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5. Keeps Pecking The Window And Shouting At Me While I'm Trying To Work
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6. The One Time The Toner Exploded At Work While Switching It Out. You Can See Where I Was At That Exact Moment
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7. Actually Had To Put This Sign Up In The Bathroom At My Work
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8. My Friend Works As An Extra In Movies And Does Stock Photography.... Just Saw Him Pictured As A Sex Offender On A Bus In Florida
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9. So I Started Working As A Beekeeper Last Week
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10. My Girlfriend Got Nailed At Work
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11. This Pillar Was Straight Last Week. This Is The First Floor Of A Seven-Floor Building
12. Fell On A Gusset Plate At Work
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13. Poor Megan
14. 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
Guess which one got thrown away and which one came to work with me.
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15. My Friend Got A Surprise Haircut At Work Today. And It Was Free
16. Guy Dropped A $40,000 Pallet Of Glass On His First Day
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17. 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
18. They Couldn’t Do It
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19. After Years In Retail, This Is The Worst Case Scenario
20. My Sister Tried Making Popcorn At Work Today... Didn't Go Very Well
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21. Accidently Dropped My Work Keys Into The Toilet. When I Got Up To Fish Them Out, It Automatically Flushed Itself
22. I Work With An Office Full Of Sadists
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23. I Work As A Valet. Told Him He Had To Park It Himself
24. I Do Calligraphy. I Misplaced The Circled In Character, Which Is Part Of A 300 Word Scroll That I Almost Finished After 5 Days Of Work, 200 Characters In
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25. The Ink From My Date Stamp At Work Exploded On My Shirt And The Material Formed The Droplets Into Little Stars
26. I Work At A Movie Theatre And This Is A Regular Occurrence
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27. So I Bring A Pecan Pie To Work. By Noon It Was Missing. Found It A Few Hours Later In My Boss's Office
28. Buckets Of Paint Fell Off A Pallet Being Lifted By A Forklift
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29. Need To Keep The Light On When I Get Ready For Work
30. The Windows Where I Work Like To Explode Every Month Or So
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31. 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
32. Was Given A Heat Sensitive Mug For A Work Meeting
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33. Really Bad Day
34. My Friend Works As A Cleaner Here
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35. After The Meeting Coworker Let Me Know That I Looked Naked And Frustrated The Whole Time
36. My Friend Went To Work With A Pair Of Underwear Hanging Out Of Her Pants All Day
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37. I Work As A Financial Auditor. When Reviewing Cash Deposits, I Found That One Of Our Employees Accepted This $100 Bill
38. 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
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39. FedEx Truck Hanging Off The Indiana Toll Road After Hitting Ice In Frigid Conditions. Driver Not Hurt
40. A Fly Managed To Slip Into My Coffee At Work. Fortunately, I Spit Him Out All Over My Keyboard
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41. What McDonald's Got Us (At Least My Branch Of McDonald's) For Our Work During The Pandemic
42. -41°Ð¡ And No One To Let Me In To Work
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43. Just Slipped On Ice And Tore My Favourite Jeans. Now I Gotta Go A Whole Shift At Work With My Bright Orange Boxers On Show
44. My Wife Just Got This Huge Banner For Work. Perfect
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45. 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
46. My Boss Is Going To Kill Me
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47. My Zipper Broke At Work, Right Before A Few Important Meetings
48. So I Found Out That My Shoes Have A Hole In Them... At The Urinal At Work
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