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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
On the Web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/image-macros image macros].
Ultimately an {{ellipsis|en|nocap=1}} of ''you had only one job and still failed''.<ref>{{cite-web||Viktorija Gabulaitė|154 People Who Had One Job And Still Failed|Bored Panda|https://www.boredpanda.com/you-had-one-job-funny-fails}}</ref>

According to {{w|Know Your Meme}}<ref>{{cite-web|||You Had One Job|Know Your Meme|https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-had-one-job}}</ref>, ''you had one job'' is an expression used to call attention to perceived blunders made by individuals on the job. On the web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/image-macros image macros].


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# {{non-gloss|An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it}}
# {{non-gloss|An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=2022|author=Hana O|title=‘What’s the point of a shelter?’ — Netizens ask as Admiralty MRT roof leaks from heavy downpour|journal=The Independent Singapore|text=A video uploaded on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Monday (Nov 28) sparked criticism among the online community as it featured an example of the meme, “'''you had one job'''” (and still failed).|url=https://theindependent.sg/whats-the-point-of-a-shelter-netizens-ask-as-admiralty-mrt-roof-leaks-from-heavy-downpour/}}
#* {{quote-web|en|21.05.2023|You Had One Job (@youhadonetask)|uncaptioned tweet|Twitter|https://twitter.com/youhadonetask/status/1660030551967842306?s=46}} <!-- will be updated -->
#* {{quote-web|1=en|date=21.05.2023|author='''You Had One Job''' (@youhadonetask)|text=''Image of a T-shirt with an image of Africa labeled "Asia"|work=Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/youhadonetask/status/1660030551967842306?s=46|accessdate=15 June 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615220353/https://twitter.com/youhadonetask/status/1660030551967842306?s=46|archivedate=15 June 2023}} <!-- will be updated -->


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* {{R:KYM|You Had One Job|https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-had-one-job}}
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Latest revision as of 06:39, 15 August 2023

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On the Web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL image macros.

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you had one job

  1. An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it
    • 2022, Hana O, “‘What’s the point of a shelter?’ — Netizens ask as Admiralty MRT roof leaks from heavy downpour”, in The Independent Singapore[1]:
      A video uploaded on the Facebook group Complaint Singapore on Monday (Nov 28) sparked criticism among the online community as it featured an example of the meme, “you had one job” (and still failed).
    • 2023 May 21, You Had One Job (@youhadonetask), Twitter[2], archived from the original on 15 June 2023:
      Image of a T-shirt with an image of Africa labeled "Asia"

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