As you know, the workplace can be a strange one full of odd and even shocking pitfalls. A lot of that often falls to the people you work with. Some coworkers are so stupid they’re a nightmare to work with. Unfortunately, most employees aren’t able to pick who their colleagues are. Instead, they’re stuck tolerating their garbage behavior and ridiculous antics. But at least they produce some truly hilarious stories to look back on even if they’re terrible at the time.
So today, we looked at some of the funniest stories about the world’s stupidest coworkers. You’ll most likely be able to relate to some of the baffling acts committed by some of these coworkers. From elementary school mistakes to chaos on a grand scale, this list has them all. These stories come from Reddit with full credit given to their original authors, so buckle up and enjoy these ridiculous workplace scenarios here.
Jello Roaches
Intercoms are dangerous because there is always the risk that people will leave them on and say something that they shouldn’t for everyone at the workplace to hear. This Redditor said that his colleague accidentally chose the wrong channel and the entire store heard an unfortunate message.
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@spaghettios said: “He was addressing the Manager, but the announcement, heard by all, was: “Mr. Burke, a pallet of Jello just came off the truck, and it’s crawling with roaches.” Needless to say, the store emptied quickly, and business was very poor for the next few months.” There’s an intercom error that could have been avoided.