We all have moments when laziness takes over. Maybe we’re known to leave the dishes to soak for one more day or even successfully postpone doing the laundry, too. But some people take laziness to whole new heights, showing that to them, there’s no such thing as a limit.
If you’re wondering what kind of laziness we’re talking about here, take a look at the list below to see for yourself. It showcases some of the worst (best?) cases of people being lazy, from not lifting a finger to clean up after themselves to instances of surprising ingenuity when they follow the ‘work smarter, not harder’ principle, so scroll down to browse the pictures, and use them as a reminder to not let laziness overtake you.
#1 If You’re A Parent And Let Your Kids Make A Mess Like This Then You’re A Piece Of Sh**
#2 Parents Who Raise Their Kids Saying It’s Okay To Leave A Library Like This
#3 People Who Constantly Block The Isles Of Stores To Stand Around And Chat
Being lazy is a feeling no one is immune to. With no rhyme or reason, it can make us suddenly unable to lift out of our chairs to grab the remote and change the channel or fold the laundry that’s been calling our name from the dryer for two days straight.
But laziness, which often seems to strike us completely out of the blue, does not actually overtake us for no rhyme or reason. According to a licensed psychologist specializing in cognitive-behavioral therapy, Dr. Daniel Marston, laziness is linked to how “worthwhile” the action—that we might feel we’re too lazy to do—is in our minds.
#4 People Who Leave Perishable Food In Store Shelves
#5 My Mom And I Went To Berlington For Shoes And Found Out That Nobody Cares About Human Decency There
In a piece for Psychology Today, Dr. Martson pointed out that laziness is related to the level of motivation people feel regarding one task or another, and which behaviors they consider to be worth exerting energy for.
“It may very well be that ‘laziness’ is not the result of a specific personality trait but more that the situations itself do not present the person with sufficient motivation for exerting needed energy. These are the situations that do not cause the parts of the brain that start energy exertion to ‘kick in’,” the expert wrote.
(Now you have an excuse for the next time you’re too lazy to do something – it’s not your fault; your brain simply didn’t think the task was worth the effort.)
#6 My Parents Are The Reason Why I Hate Smoking
My parents just almost never clean their stuff. Its kinda disgusting ngl. It has been worse before though.
#7 My Dad Hung Up A Photo
#8 Landlord Hired A Guy To Power Wash The Stairs
Dr. Martson continued to point out that sometimes, when people are asked to do something, they might not think that ‘something’ is worthwhile. Consequently, they might be deemed lazy by others, to whom the same task would not be a big deal, hence they wouldn’t be too “lazy” to do it.
“If there is no direct connection between doing something and the importance of doing it, then it becomes less likely that a person will do it,” Martson noted, adding that individuals who do not see any benefit to what they are being told to do are often the ones most likely to be considered “lazy.”
#9 Why Are Loud Video/Speaker Phone Calls Now A Spectator Sport In Public?
#10 I Mean You Did Buy A Ticket But…
#11 Kyhmb
Bearing in mind that it usually means avoiding things we don’t feel like doing, moments of laziness are often viewed quite positively by many. A survey carried out by the furniture manufacturer La-Z-Boy found that close to nine in ten respondents believed that being lazy is a form of self-care.
In addition to that, nearly every single one of the respondents (98%) agreed that being lazy can have a positive effect on one’s well-being, with reduced stress and improved mental health being the main benefits.
#12 This Might Be The Most Lazy Person I’ve Seen
#13 Courtesy Of Our Scum Neighbors
Management is taking their sweet time doing anything about these guys.
#14 You Shouldn’t Shop If You Can’t Return Your Carts In Designated Areas And Leave It Near Disabled Parking
While there are clear benefits to being lazy every once in a while, “everything in moderation” is a known phrase for a reason. The positive effects of being a couch potato sometimes shouldn’t be used as an excuse to stop doing or caring for your tasks. The pictures on this list clearly show that people being lazy can make others’ lives needlessly difficult or cause situations that are simply annoying (and sometimes even unsanitary—ugh).
#15 If You Do This, Screw You. Walk Back To The Cooler
#16 Is It So Hard To Throw It In The Trash?
it’s not even lazy anymore
#17 If You Leave Your Mess Like This – You’re Trash
In addition to being annoying, laziness can be expensive, too. Forbes delved deeper into all the ways that laziness can negatively affect us and our wallets and found that being too lazy to do a quick Google search, for instance, can cost them thousands of dollars. That happens when people don’t put in the effort to look for the best rate for a savings account.
According to banking expert Justin Pritchard, people are creatures of habit. “If their money is somewhere, and they’re busy doing other things, they don’t necessarily try to do better,” he told Forbes.
#18 This Guy Ignored No Entry Sing And Drove On Wooden Pier, Because He Was Too Lazy To Carry Stuff On His Dolly. Pier Has To Be Closed For Structural Inspection
#19 I’m Going To Open The Store And I Find This. You Have To Be An Idiot
#20 My Boyfriend Throws His Empty Water Bottles Behind The Bed
Another way laziness can be quite costly is the detrimental effect it has on our health, and consequently, our wallets, too. Forbes notes that many people fail to take advantage of corporate wellness incentives, for instance, which could help them save on personal expenses. In addition to that, it emphasizes that oversleeping—a pastime favored by many lazy people out there, including yours truly—can get expensive, too, due to the detrimental effects it can have on one’s health in the long run.
#21 I Collect Carts At Walmart. Please Stop Being Lazy And Return Your Cart To Where It Belongs
#22 Someone In Denver Blocked The Platte River Trail Today With Their Car
#23 Dear Mailman, Don’t Do Me Like This Again
My package was too big to fit out of the front of the mailbox, but apparently it fit through the back. I had to just open it while it was still in there.
If you feel like this list gave you the motivation boost you’ve needed to not be too lazy to do something, go on and do it! Do it now! We believe in you!
If it didn’t, and you want to make yourself feel better about being a little lazy, take a look at this list of people admitting just how lazy they are—or at this one of people taking laziness to another level—both of which might make you feel better.
#24 A Customer Tried It On Their Dog And Put It Back On The Shelf
#25 Lazy Gross Roommate (Slight Rant)
One of my roommates never does anything around here! Leaves a trash bag full of her trash on the floor while it’s leaking everywhere, she said the trash chute doesn’t fit it, so I told her there is a dumpster where the recycling is, which she would know if she ever took out her damn recycling!Leaves leftovers in the microwave for days, doesn’t take out her recycling, just randomly left a giant blob of hand towels soaking in the sink. My other roommate broke down and washed them herself. Her dog peed on my bath mat, I told her. What did she do?! Threw pee pads on it and LEFT.
Got crumbs all over the couch and didn’t even bother wiping them off. Took up all the space in the fridge, but got mad when me and my other roommate put a package of cookie dough in there and she said it was “so unorganized” because we had to set it on top of her food since there was no where else to put it.
Leaves her bedroom door open just to listen to videos on full volume all hours of the day. Her and this guy she’s with play music at like 2am in the kitchen. We tell them to quiet down and they just giggle like idiots. I’ve had some bad roommates, but this one really takes the cake
#26 Eiktfgm
#27 Why Do People Do This, Especially In Smaller Stores
#28 Nothing Like A Smashed Toilet In The Middle Of The Sidewalk To Remind Me What A Lovely Neighbourhood I Live In
#29 Lazy Mofos Who Don’t Put Weights Back
#30 He’s Just Lazy
#31 57 Boxes Of Cancer Dialysis Solution Wasted
I service a pool in this community and the past 3 weeks more boxes get piled up by the road. Some even got ran over. Tried knocking on the door the shipping label say but nobody is there. I’m 95% sure a pharma rep lives there and not a cancer patient based on the sheer number of boxes, but c’mon people are literally dying to get this stuff. To the ones who will say it’s still good, hopefully most are still good. The ants have made the bottom boxes their food.
#32 People Leaving The Theatre And Leaving Their Rubbish When There’s Empty Bins On The Way Out
#33 FedEx Ground Driver Was Too Lazy To Get His Dolly Off The Truck. Rolled My New Tool Cart End Over End Up My Driveway, Completely Destroying It. Left It Upside Down In My Porch Exactly Like This
#34 Someone Tried On All These Shoes And Left Them On The Floor
#35 I Refilled The Soap, Boss
#36 Sometimes I Question The Intelligence Of People In My Office
#37 Being A School Janitor Sucks
#38 He Is Not The Only Man Who Does This
#39 As A Janitor This Infuriates Me More Than Most Things. ( Trash Overstuffed Cause Employees Are To Lazy To Walk Across The Room To The Empty Trashcan)
#40 Just Discovered This Subreddit; Here’s My Former Housemates Mattress From Uni, Yes He Is Lazy Enough Not To Put On A Mattress Protector
#41 My Partner Thought This Was Acceptable To Put Back In The Fridge
#42 Found In The Break Room At Work. How Can You Be This Lazy?
#43 How My Neighbors “Prune” The City Owned Street Trees Outside Their Houses… How It Should Look vs. How He Did It
First three photos show some of my neighbors handwork. The last picture shows what the trees are supposed to look like. I don’t understand how multiple people on one street can feel compelled to psychotically destroy trees like this. They don’t even own the trees!
#44 My Boyfriend Made Croissants This Way.. Am I Dating A Serial Killer?
#45 The Way My Roommate Hangs His Laundry
#46 Me When I’m Lazy Doing A Job
#47 Bought A $6k Computer And The Vendor Offered To Install The Screen Protector Leaving A Bubble Dead Center
#48 Council Redid The Pavements, Not Bothering To Remove Debris Beforehand
#49 My Brother Was Too Lazy To Put On A Swimsuit
I’m very uncomfortable
#50 Too Lazy To Pipe Out Macarons. Baked Them In A Sheet Instead
#51 This Is Some Next Level Lazy
#52 How Lazy Do You Have To Be?
#53 Why Are People Like This?
At Costco and someone didn’t want put it back where it came from.
#54 Worker Didn’t Crush Up The Doritos When Making The Taco Pizza
#55 Paid A Local Friend To Patch Broken Concrete. This Is The End Result
#56 Having Lazy Housemates Sucks
I don’t use the oven often, but my housemate does….. I go to make a roast lamb for Christmas and have to spend 30 mins scrubbing this chaos of charcoal off the oven and racks. This was after walking into the kitchen and having to clean up the mess from her Christmas baking before she ran off to spend time with friends. 😫 ended up having a very late dinner at 8pm.
#57 Lazy People Who Think This Is Acceptable
#58 Leaving Dishes In The Dining Hall Bathroom
#59 How Lazy Can You Be?! You Can Lift It With Your Foot In Two Seconds Flat
Saw this at a local restaurant
#60 This Is A Disaster Waiting To Happen
#61 Laziness Is No Accident, But It Might Cause One
#62 When You’re So Lazy And Can’t Walk 20ft To Watch Your Kid
#63 Thay Ate In Their Car And Just Tossed It In The Lot
#64 This Was Waving In The High Winds Of South Dallas Today
#65 Why Are People Like This
I don’t work at Sam’s. Just saw this when I was shopping earlier today and had mix emotions.
#66 How My Girlfriend Microwaves Her Food
She claims she is too lazy to put it under the lid..
#67 Mr. 🐷 Was Too Lazy To Park Legally For His Coffee In Montecito, So He Decided To Block The Handicap Spot Instead. Santa Barbara’s Finest!
#68 Did They Think They’d Get Away Without Anyone Noticing?
#69 This Isn’t A Trash Can You Lazy Pos
#70 How My Girlfriend Was Eating Pizza Today
#71 Maybe I’m Overreacting. Idk. It’s Been Hanging Like This For Days (Southern Maine)
I moved to this small-ish southern Maine town in 2020 and this is the 3rd time I’ve seen a pole left dangling like this. The first time it was left for over a month. It just seems incredibly dangerous. I’m no electrician, so maybe I’m wrong. Maybe people who know more than me can chime in. I’m from Phoenix AZ & I have never in my life seen an electric pole just left to dangle like this. Is this a New England thing? Or is my town just lazy af?
#72 The Lazy Person Who Delivered These Packages To My Apartment Complex. They Were All For Different Apartments
#73 Doing This At Old Navy. Poor Workers
#74 Lazy Mcdonald’s Customers Leaving Their Trash And Not Even Finishing Their Meal
#75 I Couldn’t Park Because A Tiny Car That Could Fit Into 1/2 Of A Spot Took Up 2 Full Spots
#76 No Shadows, Just A Lazy Painter
#77 Amazon Left My Package In The Rain 10 Feet Away From A Covered Patio. Good Job You Lazy Pos
#78 Amazon Delivered Me An Empty Package That Wasn’t Even Sealed, No Game Today
#79 My Wife Watching Netflix From An iPad Being Charged By A Laptop In Front Of A 65″ TV With Speakers. But… Why??
#80 The Lazy Guy In Work
#81 This Happens Every Week. How Is It That A 5 Minute Walk To The Dumpster (If You’re Really Dragging Your Heels) Is Too Much Effort For Some People? It Stinks Up The Entire Dorm Stairwell And They Still Refuse To Install More Cameras To Catch The Bums At Fault
#82 And The Winner Of “Not My Job” Is… My Sister
#83 When People Don’t Push Their Chairs Back In
#84 The Way My Family Uses Butter…
#85 BF Made A Display For The Lashes I’ve Left
He has decided to call it his trophy wall- 😭 they look so peaceful there. I thought it was funny. Plus it’s convenient- now I have spare lashes 😂?
#86 Sheriff Was Too Lazy To Wait For The Light, No Blinker, Almost Caused An Accident
#87 My Milkman Refuses To Put Milk In The Caddy Provided
#88 Too Broke And Lazy To Buy Shower Curtain Rings When I Moved Into My Apartment, So I Present To You My Solution. Zip Ties
#89 I’m Not Even Sure If This Is Malice Or Laziness, But I Have To Walk Past It Every Morning!
#90 Improvise. Adapt. Overcome
#91 How To Guess That Our Mother-In-Law Visited Us
#92 Do They Have It Easy Or Are Yall Kinda Lazy As Parents ?
#93 They’re Getting More And More Lazy With Generic Brand Names!
#94 I’m Using Medical Tubing As A Straw To Drink A Jug Of Water While Playing
#95 Idk 1 Thing About Welding But Looking Underneath The Gym Stairs Today I Noticed This… Was He Lazy Or Is That How It’s Supposed To Be And Why ?
