The makings of a competent employee include a thorough work ethic and most importantly, attention to detail.
However, we’ve all been there when the day seems to drag on and our patience has worn thin – as we grow desperate to end the task at hand.
People from around the world have shared hilarious images of workers scraping by and hoping to get off the clock after completing the bare minimum.
Collated by Bored Panda, the comical offences range from a few innocent mishaps, to obviously deliberate ‘mistakes’.
One Starbucks customer told staff his name was spelled with a C, but a cheeky worker gave him a takeaway cup hilariously labelled ‘Cark’ instead of ‘Marc’.
One unsuspecting Starbucks customer named Mark did his best to help the US coffeehouse’s staff spell his name right, but instead ended up with a takeaway cup hilariously labelled ‘Cark’
![Safe to eat? This lettuce grown in Ireland goes out of date on a Monday, but it's anyone's guess as to when this falls](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/27/07/79344431-12901361-Safe_to_eat_This_lettuce_grown_in_Ireland_goes_out_of_date_on_a_-a-1_1703663292628.jpg)
Safe to eat? This lettuce grown in Ireland goes out of date on a Monday, but it’s anyone’s guess as to when this falls
![This worker has surely committed a sackable offence after detailing a building's emergency evacuation route with the singular word 'run'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344427-12901361-image-a-35_1703607035103.jpg)
This worker has surely committed a sackable offence after detailing a building’s emergency evacuation route with the singular word ‘run’
In a snap Posted to US forum Reddit, shoppers were no doubt baffled after someone listed the expiry date on a packet lettuce as ‘Monday’.
Elsewhere one worker has surely committed a sackable offence after detailing a building’s emergency evacuation route with the singular word: ‘run’.
Meanwhile, American drive-in fast-food chain Sonic had to deal with a prankster employee using a billboard to explain that their chicken strips cost $3.79 because the chicken was ‘broke’.
![American drive-in fast-food chain Sonic had to deal with a prankster employee using a billboard to explain that their chicken resorted to stripping after losing its job](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344443-12901361-American_drive_in_fast_food_chain_Sonic_had_to_deal_with_a_prank-m-18_1703609272707.jpg)
American drive-in fast-food chain Sonic had to deal with a prankster employee using a billboard to explain that their chicken resorted to stripping after losing its job
![We've all been there before when the day seems to drag on and our patience has worn thin - as we grow desperate to end the task at hand - which seems to be the case here](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344973-12901361-We_ve_all_been_there_before_when_the_day_seems_to_drag_on_and_ou-m-19_1703609302810.jpg)
We’ve all been there before when the day seems to drag on and our patience has worn thin – as we grow desperate to end the task at hand – which seems to be the case here
![A spellcheck wouldn't go amiss at this place. The worker who made this sign perhaps meant sanitizing and not devil worship](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344969-12901361-image-a-38_1703607041998.jpg)
A spellcheck wouldn’t go amiss at this place. The worker who made this sign perhaps meant sanitizing and not devil worship
![I think you were supposed to add the date! Health and safety has gone to pot in this workplace](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344965-12901361-image-a-39_1703607045014.jpg)
I think you were supposed to add the date! Health and safety has gone to pot in this workplace
![Hopefully, the halauge firm asked for their money back after asking for 'no smoking' to be written on the side of this tanker in Arabic](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344967-12901361-image-a-40_1703607047937.jpg)
Hopefully, the halauge firm asked for their money back after asking for ‘no smoking’ to be written on the side of this tanker in Arabic
![Don't insult anyone's intelligence! The writer behind the first Polish dictionary felt that a horse did not warrant explanation](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/27/07/79345953-12901361-Don_t_insult_anyone_s_intelligence_The_writer_behind_the_first_P-a-2_1703663292628.jpg)
Don’t insult anyone’s intelligence! The writer behind the first Polish dictionary felt that a horse did not warrant explanation
![Bring your credit card! You might go to this dealership hoping for a bargain, but it's anyone's guess what you will pay for a new car](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344961-12901361-image-a-41_1703607050966.jpg)
Bring your credit card! You might go to this dealership hoping for a bargain, but it’s anyone’s guess what you will pay for a new car
![Never heard of Google Translate? A tradesperson made a very weak attempt at erecting a safety sign](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/17/79345955-12901361-image-a-22_1703610057202.jpg)
Never heard of Google Translate? A tradesperson made a very weak attempt at erecting a safety sign
![It's not a lie! But the security arrangements in this building leave a lot to be desired after someone pointed the camera at a sign on the wall](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/26/16/79344963-12901361-image-a-42_1703607053182.jpg)
It’s not a lie! But the security arrangements in this building leave a lot to be desired after someone pointed the camera at a sign on the wall