you had one job en · X
Etymology
On the Web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL image macros.
Meanings
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An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it.
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).
2022, Hana O, “‘What’s the point of a shelter?’ — Netizens ask as Admiralty MRT roof leaks from heavy downpour”, in The Independent Singapore:Image of a T-shirt with a map of Africa printed, labeled "Asia"
2023 May 21, You Had One Job (@youhadonetask), Twitter, archived from the original on 15 Jun 2023:
Translations (1)
it una cosa dovevi fare (said when someone fails to do a simple thing)