This fun thread had people describe times they witnessed lazy people be tasked with the notoriously difficult jobs, and from there, dig up the easiest ways to perform those hard tasks. The mind is an impossibly complex machine, and one that can craft ingenious ways for accomplishing tough tasks, through the use of shortcuts. This thread brought to mind that one time a lazy navy officer ended up being a lazy genius, while on the job.
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This is easily one of the most bizarre TIFU's we've read. Sounds like lazy dude was prone toward making messes around his room, and wanted to continue his lazy lifestyle so badly that he left his cleaning duties up to the ants. Well, those ants had to find a place to crash. And oh boy, they did: within his keyboard.
There's nothing quite like the desperation of someone who hasn't prepared for an assignment. In this case they wanted to have a near stranger's project, like just given to them. Entitlement can really be something else. Something similar happened when this entitled college slacker demanded a classmate's notes and got denied.
School can be hard and regrettably expensive. Seeing your classmates not take anything seriously and still pass can be frustrating when you value your education, like this entitled college slacker who demanded their classmates notes and got denied. Also, if they're trying to be something like a doctor, you'd hope they actually study and know their field. This tutor got so frustrated with a ridiculously lazy student that he went and gave him some answers. Not the right answers, just some answers. Other teachers have wily ways of outsmarting cheaters, like this old professor.
Some of the greatest innovations at work come from human laziness. It's just not a good idea to work extra hard when you can think of a way to do the same work more efficiently. That said, don't do too good of a job or your boss might find out that you don't need to work there anymore. One or two of these definitely backfired. And a few definitely weren't as smart as the person first thought.
Being understaffed and having a manager who refuses to do any extra work is a recipe for a bad day. When this employee was told they had to stay late just because their manager wasn't willing to help, they pulled a classic reverse Uno card move. There are a surprising amount of bad bosses out there, like this incompetent manager who threw away 40 computers. or this boss who told a guy to guard a spill.
These people screwed up big enough that they thought they'd be fired on the spot, but apparently life isn't as cutthroat as you'd think sometimes. Whether they had an understanding boss, did the right thing, or just straight up weren't caught, these employees lived to work another day.
You might relate with what these people have to say about those habits/actions that appear as lazy, while in reality, they are practical and highly useful! If anything, it's a reminder to care less about what people think, and instead do what works best for you to perform your duties the best YOU can.
These Redditors are here to share with you their methods for projecting an image in the workplace of important business matters, while in reality, you're entertaining your brain with something outside the job description/requirements. Sometimes, accomplishing what you want in the confines of a job, is all about providing a certain appearance. It's up to you, whether or not you own up to what you're doing, if you get caught in the act!
The internet is brimming with random encounters with these knuckleheads. First you're chillin' in the youtube comments section and everyone is being cool, then someone brings up thermodynamics for no reason. These guys took their egos to new heights. Just a bunch of brain geniuses, all of em.
