Working a job you don’t like can be a drag. Here’s a sad statistic for you: according to LinkedIn, 85% of employees don’t like their workplace. Whether it’s their boss, the location, their colleagues, the customers, or just the nature of the job itself, many people would rather slack off or do something else instead. When a person hates their job, they probably don’t do it very well. That’s where the subreddit “Not My Job” comes in. They collect the best and funniest instances where employees are doing the absolute bare minimum that’s in their job description. And today, we’re featuring the best of the best pics from the community. Work smarter, not harder, right? To discuss the ‘Not my job’ attitude in more detail, Bored Panda reached out to Louise Carnachan. She’s an organization development consultant and award-winning author of Work Jerks: How to Cope with Difficult Bosses and Colleagues. Carnachan told us more about why some people feel unmotivated in the workplace and how employers can increase their motivation. More info: Louise Carnachan | LinkedIn | Facebook “Obviously, some of the images [are] of acts committed by the inattentive, disinterested, or vindictive. But it’s unlikely that all were saying ‘Screw you, boss’ or were a consequence of incompetence. Some workers may have been assigned jobs for which they had no training [and] were given poor or no instruction and/or inadequate materials.” “Some of the goofs are clearly process problems, such as not having sweepers move debris away before the road striping truck came through. In other instances, I suspect the worker was never clued into the big picture, so their part was out of context and executed inadequately. Or, they just didn’t apply common sense and think about what they were there to accomplish and why,” Carnachan adds. “No doubt we’ve all been the recipient of form emails sent without the personalized information inserted, reminiscent of the speaker who begins their talk with, ‘Greet the audience and say your name.’” Other times, mistakes, whether they’re intentional or not, can have a pretty funny result. “Typos are the best,” Carnachan says. “As demonstrated on a sandwich label stating it contains ‘Criminalized onion relish.’” When scrolling through the r/NotMyJob subreddit, some people may label these types of workers as lazy. Yet, the reality is much more nuanced. “Effort is hard to evaluate because we only see results. We can’t measure an individual’s exertion,” Carnachan explains. “One worker may put in a lot of effort yet achieve mediocre results, while another puts in less effort but obtains good results. Skill, ability, training, and personality traits impact this. There are people who are just in the wrong jobs,” she also adds. “The willful desire to create a safety hazard for others is beyond ‘Sticking it to the man,’” Carnachan tells Bored Panda. “If it’s a training issue and can be remediated, that’s okay – if not, this is the wrong person for the job, regardless of their motivation.” “If a colleague’s inattentive or their inaccurate work compromises safety or the team’s outcomes, speaking to the manager about your concerns makes sense. But withholding help or engaging in stupid power plays to punish the colleagues or the boss isn’t okay.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
