Your 17 Most Embarrassing Workplace Screw-Ups

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Your 17 Most Embarrassing Workplace Screw-Ups

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Nobody's perfect at their job -- just ask the comment section. In an ongoing effort to feel better about ourselves, we asked readers to tell us about their worst workplace goofs. Here's what they came up with.

ON MY NEW JOB AS AN OPERATOR AT A SOFTWARE FIRM, I ACCIDENTALLY ROUTED A TECH SUPPORT CALL TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY. HE WAS NOT AMUSED.
While fixing a client's PC via remote session, 1 accidentally clicked CRACKED.COM the button that enabled him to see my screen. P.I.C.N.I.C. Problem I
One sleepy Monday in online retail I looked at the returns and checked the addresses. I then returned all the returns to the customers. Nobody ever fi
While working for an armored car company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I was asked to do a pickup in Santa Rosa, 120 miles to the east. ho 0 1285) uev N
0 UNPLUGGED MY WORK PC WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH FORCE, DISLODGING THE POWER STRIP FROM ITS BUILT-IN MOORING SUDDENLY, I SMELLED SMOKE. I HAD SHORTED OUT
I walked into my catering. job at a huge conference full of politiciansjust in time to serve the trays of food. I missed the briefing about the vegan
Working as a server at a diner, I had some terrible regulars. When entering an order for one once, I added a note to the cook to BURN THIS SH*T TO A
Your 17 Most Embarrassing Workplace Screw-Ups
At the end of a long week, I sent out an Fo e-mail to my department suggesting that we go out for a drink after work. 60x Mall Folders Deirte elateit
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While working overtime one Saturday I accidentally set off the fire alarm with a garment steamer. 101 Explaining what happened to the crew of firemen
Working live sound backstage on the mixing console, E muted all audio, but left a fader turned up almost to the max. IRHILi PEAK LEVEL I hit unmute, w
I accidentally infected our company server with ransomware. I opened an email I thought was from a client F M and downloaded the attachment. It was ex
was a cashier in a local retail store and I have been fooled by fake money twice. ONE DOLLAR PLAY MONEY F ONE NOT LEGAL TENDER ONE PLAY DOLLAR 1 When
CRACKEDCON 0 used to do wedding photography (back when we were still using film) One time I shot a wedding and then lost the film. The worst part was
THE CEO OF MY LAST COMPANY HELD A CONFERENCE CALL WHERE HE CHEWED OUT EVERY STORE DIRECTOR OVER THE QUARTERLY SALES NUMBERS. I composed a recap email
CRACKEDCON My first ever job was waiting tables, and on one of my very first shifts, J tripped going down some steps and fell face first onto the floo
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