- Pictures show what happens when employees cut corners with their work tasks
- The snaps show some rather creative solutions to save time and money
- Absent minded employees seen building pipes through balconies and clocks
A hilarious series of pictures reveals just what happens when workers can’t muster the motivation to finish a task.
The collection of snaps, posted on Reddit and picked up by Buzzfeed, show the creative solutions devised by employees to save time and money.
Some of the images will leave you simply baffled as to what they were thinking.
One builder attached a hand rail to the outside of a door, rendering it useless.
Meanwhile another attached an outdoor air vent through the centre of a picturesque balcony, destroying any potential views.
Here, we look at the lazy, strange and bizarre jobs completed by fed-up workers…
A hilarious series of pictures show just what happens when workers cut corners. Here, an employee opted against moving this clock and painted the pipe with numbers instead
![One builder decided to build a pipe right through the middle of a balcony, making for rather odd views](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C946A00000578-0-image-a-23_1524565731777.jpg)
One builder decided to build a pipe right through the middle of a balcony, making for rather odd views
![A bridge with an awkwardly placed electrics box was painted over- rather badly- with a picture of the pillars](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C948C00000578-0-image-a-24_1524565742000.jpg)
A bridge with an awkwardly placed electrics box was painted over- rather badly- with a picture of the pillars
![One creative thinker decided to build the hand railing into a door - rendering it useless](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C946F00000578-0-image-a-25_1524565763405.jpg)
One creative thinker decided to build the hand railing into a door – rendering it useless
![Even more inexplicably one absent-minded worker secured a staircase to the building's windows, leaving the doors in a rather dangerous position](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C946100000578-0-image-a-26_1524565776233.jpg)
Even more inexplicably one absent-minded worker secured a staircase to the building’s windows, leaving the doors in a rather dangerous position
![One individual thought up a rather odd solution to a staircase which didn't quite reach the next floor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C943600000578-5651127-image-a-32_1524567132303.jpg)
One individual thought up a rather odd solution to a staircase which didn’t quite reach the next floor
![An impatient worker decided to build around an awkwardly parked car- at least saving the driver a towing fee](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C941F00000578-0-image-a-28_1524565795146.jpg)
An impatient worker decided to build around an awkwardly parked car- at least saving the driver a towing fee
![This rather mean toilet roll solution would surely leave many a user distinctly frustrated](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C944100000578-0-image-a-27_1524565788495.jpg)
This rather mean toilet roll solution would surely leave many a user distinctly frustrated
![One shop worker was perhaps hoping to start a new trend when dressing this mannequin](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C945000000578-5651127-image-a-29_1524566754333.jpg)
One shop worker was perhaps hoping to start a new trend when dressing this mannequin
![Don't step in the crack! This floor's repair works left something to be desired](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/17/4B7C948600000578-5651127-Don_t_step_in_the_crack_This_floor_s_repair_works_left_something-a-1_1524588229941.jpg)
Don’t step in the crack! This floor’s repair works left something to be desired
![In another creative mannequin solution a merchandiser came up with a rather off way of dressing this window](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C947B00000578-5651127-image-a-31_1524567124133.jpg)
In another creative mannequin solution a merchandiser came up with a rather off way of dressing this window
![Perhaps hoping it would blend in with the surroundings, this sign's post was replaced with an eco-friendly branch](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C940B00000578-5651127-image-a-33_1524567143480.jpg)
Perhaps hoping it would blend in with the surroundings, this sign’s post was replaced with an eco-friendly branch
![A distinctly bad tiling job meant one unfortunate inhabitant's wall somewhat resembled a chess board](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/17/4B7C942F00000578-5651127-A_distinctly_bad_tiling_job_meant_one_unfortunate_inhabitant_s_w-a-2_1524588230014.jpg)
A distinctly bad tiling job meant one unfortunate inhabitant’s wall somewhat resembled a chess board
![One builder created a whole new meaning for 'laying the concrete' under this wobbly platform](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/17/4B7C947F00000578-5651127-One_builder_created_a_whole_new_meaning_for_laying_the_concrete_-a-3_1524588231849.jpg)
One builder created a whole new meaning for ‘laying the concrete’ under this wobbly platform
![And the meaning of solar panel may have escaped one worker who built the energy-saving contraption in the sun-free shadow of another building](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/04/24/11/4B7C947600000578-5651127-image-a-35_1524567152799.jpg)
And the meaning of solar panel may have escaped one worker who built the energy-saving contraption in the sun-free shadow of another building
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