not my job mentality - pillar in saran wrap - compost trash same bin

25 Employees Who Adopted A “Not My Job” Mentality At Work This Month

The “not my job” mentality is surely annoying when you have to work with people who like to skate by, but when it’s someone else’s problem, it can be kind of funny.

I’m not saying every employee should always go above and beyond for their company, but I think it’s fair to assume they can show up and do the bare minimum.

Maybe they’re just having one of those days, but these workers sure showed up with a “not my job” mentality, and it’s causing their coworkers to share these pics online in the Not My Job subreddit this month.


1. “Made the name tags for the conference, boss”

not my job - Made the name tags for the conference, boss
via reddit

2. “Finished nailing the roof down boss, headed out for the day.”

not my job - Finished nailing the roof down boss, headed out for the day.
via reddit

3. “it’s fine. this is fine.”

not my job - drake cake fail
via reddit

4. “Fresh Baked Produce”

not my job - Fresh Baked Produce
via reddit

5. “They just installed these new bins at my work”

not my job - garbage and recycling same bin
via reddit

6. “Programmed the sign, boss.”

not my job - cawtion road sign
via reddit

7. “Clothing display done boss!”

not my job - clothing display
via reddit

8. “Improvise…adapt…overcome…”

not my job - pillar in saran wrap
via reddit

9. “Hammer boss? Sure, no problem.”

not my job - hammer
via reddit

10. “Improvise, adapt, overcome”

not my job
via reddit

11. “This resculpted head of baby Jesus”

not my job - resculptured head baby jesus
via reddit

12. “Actual caption in the newspaper”

not my job - newspaper caption typo
via reddit

13. “Repainted the fence, boss”

not my job - brown fence
via reddit

14. “HM… Something is wrong ….”

not my job - mario and luigi reversed
via reddit

15. “Not my job”

not my job - misplaced bench
via reddit

16. “I dropped your food Sir, good luck getting it.”

not my job - delivery fail
via reddit

17. “Made the Wolverine balloon boss”

not my job - balloon fail
via reddit

18. “Installed both toilets, boss.”

not my job - toilet placement fail
via reddit

19. “Got the 1000 pens done boss”

not my job - pen engrave fail
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20. “Installed the sign, boss.”

not my job - mcdonald's sign fail
via reddit

21. “Starts with a ‘c'”

not my job - pictionary card fail
via reddit

22. “my BF ordered an egg and cheese bagel…”

not my job - egg and cheese bagel fail
via reddit

23. “Anti-smoking ad gone wrong”

not my job - anti-smoking ad gone wrong
via reddit

24. “My local library is right — it’s important to get kids raeding early”

not my job - raeding library sign
via reddit

25. “Loaded the cups boss…”

not my job - cups loaded backward
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When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.