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21 Hilarious Times Employees Left Their Brains At Home

Let’s face it, we don’t always bring our “A” game when we go to work each day.

Life is busy, and there are just times when we’re not functioning on all cylinders. Before the internet, we’d be able to go through our day and make our silly mistakes without too much public scrutiny, but these days there’s always someone with a camera who’s ready to snap a pic and make your goof “internet famous.” Check out 21 people who messed up at work one day and now we can’t stop laughing!

1. This meteorologist who just remembered what she forgot to do before going on-air.


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2. The person who cobbled together the molding in this bathroom.


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3. This editor who does not speak Chinese.


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4. The folks who designed this adventurous wheelchair ramp. Wheeee!


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Here’s hoping they stick the landing!

5. The soccer moms who lined this field.


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That’s what you get when you enlist volunteer help!

6. This person, who wasn’t technically wrong.


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7. The retail worker who is just trying to be a trendsetter.


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8. This sign that did not get the memo.


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9. This UPS driver who simply couldn’t be bothered.


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10. The editor who meant to go back and fix that….


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11. The city worker who can’t spell his own city’s name.


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12. The person who hung this sign doesn’t understand how gravity works.


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13. The solar panel installers who missed the mark entirely.


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14. The line-painters who are not paid to remove leaves, thank you very much.


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15. The landlord who didn’t bother removing the gum before repainting.


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16. The fence installers who decided that rock removal costs extra.


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17. This job-seeker who probably won’t get hired.


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18. Jeff, whose mistake turned out to be delicious for many shoppers.


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19. The tile installer who figured no one would notice if they weren’t an exact match.


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20. The guy who cropped this billboard but didn’t see the problem.


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21. The translator who didn’t understand the instructions.


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Oh my, it’s a wonder that these folks kept their jobs. Let’s just chalk it up to a bad day and move on — but not before taking a picture so we can laugh about it on the internet!

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