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You had one job! Comical photos from around the world capture what happens when staff have an off-day

  • MailOnline Travel presents a catalogue of profound but amusing employee fails 
  • One image captures traffic lights that were installed to face a concrete wall
  • Others include product design errors and construction projects gone wrong 

By Annabel Fenwick Elliott for MailOnline

PUBLISHED: 04:41 EDT, 30 April 2017 | UPDATED: 05:40 EDT, 30 April 2017

 

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There comes a day, every once in a while, when we just can't be bothered with our jobs.

And while sometimes we can get away with doing a sloppy version, in other cases we really can't.

Take the traffic lights which were installed to face directly into a concrete wall, for example, or the bridge which didn't quite meet in the middle.

In one comical image from MailOnline Travel's round-up, a cash point has been installed considerably too high up on a wall. Another has been built far too low. It's a Goldilocks tale for the modern age.

Then there's the slogan 'green is the new black', printed on a red T-shirt. Clearly, at some stage of the production process, a miscommunication occurred. That, or the designer's brief was: 'make it really ironic'.

Scroll on for a succession of errors made by employees who definitely weren't firing on all cylinders that day.

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Bit of a stretch: Whoever installed this cash point wasn't displaying much commitment to the task, but this man is nevertheless committed to withdrawing his cash
 
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Bit of a stretch: Whoever installed this cash point wasn't displaying much commitment to the task, but this man is nevertheless committed to withdrawing his cash

At least this still functions as a soap dispenser
 
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More than can be said for these traffic lights
 
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Slapdash: To be fair, at least the unit on the left still functions as a soap dispenser, which is more than can be said for the traffic lights on the right

Who's doing down for this one? Somewhere along the line, the planning for this bridge went horribly awry - and they got pretty far before noticing
 
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Who's doing down for this one? Somewhere along the line, the planning for this bridge went horribly awry - and they got pretty far before noticing

Not the greatest advert for a jumper
 
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Not the most convenient door
 
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Second-rate: Not the greatest advert for a jumper (left) and not the most convenient door (right)

Are you sitting comfortably? We've seen a cash point installed too high, here's what happens when it's too low - a Goldilocks tale for the modern age
 
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Are you sitting comfortably? We've seen a cash point installed too high, here's what happens when it's too low - a Goldilocks tale for the modern age

 The chute of impending lawsuits: For whatever reason, both this slide and the see-saw are set up to feed into a tree trunk
 
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 The chute of impending lawsuits: For whatever reason, both this slide and the see-saw are set up to feed into a tree trunk

The kidcapitator: Equally, it's difficult to imagine plans for this strange roundabout ever being approved - but here it is
 
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The kidcapitator: Equally, it's difficult to imagine plans for this strange roundabout ever being approved - but here it is

Not awkward at all: Whoever designed this men's bathroom was clearly struggling to focus that day
 
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Not awkward at all: Whoever designed this men's bathroom was clearly struggling to focus that day

Making the best of a bad situation: At least here we have a semi-solution to this error 
 
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Making the best of a bad situation: At least here we have a semi-solution to this error 

Call the grammar police: Arguably, whichever teacher taught this student might not actually be the best ever 
 
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Call the grammar police: Arguably, whichever teacher taught this student might not actually be the best ever 

Fighting crime: The question is, what came first? The CCTV camera or the silver screen?
 
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Fighting crime: The question is, what came first? The CCTV camera or the silver screen?

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When it comes to mass-produced goods, just one error can ruin an entire batch
 
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Face-palm: When it comes to mass-produced goods, just one error can ruin an entire batch

Left a bit: A water basin made entirely redundant by a mistake in the instalment of its tap
 
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Left a bit: A water basin made entirely redundant by a mistake in the instalment of its tap

Slow clap: It's hard to conjure up a worse idea in regards to water and electrical sockets
 
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Slow clap: It's hard to conjure up a worse idea in regards to water and electrical sockets

That'll do: We may not know the circumstances leading up to this but someone definitely threw the towel in at some stage
 
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That'll do: We may not know the circumstances leading up to this but someone definitely threw the towel in at some stage

Room with a... view? It's a nice idea in theory, but it's safe to say this balcony won't get much use
 
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Room with a... view? It's a nice idea in theory, but it's safe to say this balcony won't get much use

Troubled water: Whoever addressed the problem of this broken bridge opted to respond with the Band-Aid solution
 
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Troubled water: Whoever addressed the problem of this broken bridge opted to respond with the Band-Aid solution

So is red the new green? At some stage of the production process, a miscommunication occurred. That, or the brief was 'make it really ironic'
 
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So is red the new green? At some stage of the production process, a miscommunication occurred. That, or the brief was 'make it really ironic'

 Welcome: Whoever owns this garage is in for a rude awakening, courtesy of their new neighbours - Mr and Mrs Electrical Box
 
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 Welcome: Whoever owns this garage is in for a rude awakening, courtesy of their new neighbours - Mr and Mrs Electrical Box

The cycle lane of agony: Best not to follow the road markings in this particular case
 
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The cycle lane of agony: Best not to follow the road markings in this particular case



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4448378/You-one-job-Hilarious-photos-world.html#ixzz4fjteHBae 
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At one point my hospital was two floors. They built a five floor tower next to it and when they knocked out the wall to join the 2nd floor it didn't line up. There is a large ramp at the union of the old building and the tower.

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Reminds me of my previous apartment. If one had an emergency in the bathroom, one would be out of luck. The bathroom door opened inward against half the tub and the toilet was immediately adjacent to the other half. You could not get in the tub without shutting the door unless you wanted to crawl over the toilet. The sink area was opposite the tub and there was no room for someone to squeeze between the door and sink area. I worried every day that my bad ankle would give out while exiting the tub and I'd be unconscious with no way for someone to get me out of the bathroom.

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Reminds me of my previous apartment. If one had an emergency in the bathroom, one would be out of luck. The bathroom door opened inward against half the tub and the toilet was immediately adjacent to the other half. You could not get in the tub without shutting the door unless you wanted to crawl over the toilet. The sink area was opposite the tub and there was no room for someone to squeeze between the door and sink area. I worried every day that my bad ankle would give out while exiting the tub and I'd be unconscious with no way for someone to get me out of the bathroom.

 The solution here, and up in that picture, would have been to change the orientation of the door so it opened out into the hall.



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Our shower door opened into our toilet when we bought our house. The prior owners tried to remodel the bathrooms themselves. Badly.

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pocket doors--perfect for tight spaces

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pocket doors--perfect for tight spaces

 Yes, but they need to be installed at construction - they are extremely difficult to retrofit.



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pocket doors--perfect for tight spaces

 Yes, but they need to be installed at construction - they are extremely difficult to retrofit.

If there is enough wall space, a barn door could work.

And, much cheaper than pocket doors.

Just an idea!wink 



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My favorite is the balcony! LOL!!!

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That Barbie might just give me nightmares

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Barn doors are the new age chic way to do things too! Barn doors for every door! WOOT!

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pocket doors--perfect for tight spaces

 Yes, but they need to be installed at construction - they are extremely difficult to retrofit.

If there is enough wall space, a barn door could work.

And, much cheaper than pocket doors.

Just an idea!wink 

 This is usually the kicker - especially a bathroom at the end of the hall.



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Lawyerlady wrote:
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Reminds me of my previous apartment. If one had an emergency in the bathroom, one would be out of luck. The bathroom door opened inward against half the tub and the toilet was immediately adjacent to the other half. You could not get in the tub without shutting the door unless you wanted to crawl over the toilet. The sink area was opposite the tub and there was no room for someone to squeeze between the door and sink area. I worried every day that my bad ankle would give out while exiting the tub and I'd be unconscious with no way for someone to get me out of the bathroom.

 The solution here, and up in that picture, would have been to change the orientation of the door so it opened out into the hall.

 If it weren't an apartment, that would've been an option. I tried to just remove the door and stick it in storage but I couldn't get the pins out. The bathroom was in our bedroom so guests could've shut the bedroom door for privacy.

Same complex thought it wise to install very sensitive smoke detectors right outside the kitchen. Opening the oven door would set the smoke alarm off every time.



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