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Posted on Aug 8, 2013

15 Worst Employee Training Videos

Remember your first real job? Remember when they sat you down in the training room and forced you to watch all those terrible videos showing you how to do common sense things like washing your hands after you use the bathroom, flipping the burger when one side is too bloody, and keeping your cool with a problematic customer?

by pinkfortyfort

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We want to apologize ahead of time for what you’re about to see. Honestly, this video almost makes us glad that retail stores are disappearing.

We want to apologize ahead of time for what you’re about to see. Honestly, this video almost makes us glad that retail stores are disappearing.

Seriously, Wendy’s, Really? This training video starts mundane enough (who remembers the Punch Card Clock), but once Bill pops in the training video within the training video, all hell breaks loose.

Seriously, Wendy’s, Really? This training video starts mundane enough (who remembers the Punch Card Clock), but once Bill pops in the training video within the training video, all hell breaks loose.

This video spends about three of its four-minute runtime treating us to the on-the-job skills of Mr. Collins, perhaps the world’s biggest managerial dork, who in a short amount of time manages to talk down to his employees, drop a homophobic expression, sexually harass an angry customer, and insult a handicapped person.

This video spends about three of its four-minute runtime treating us to the on-the-job skills of Mr. Collins, perhaps the world’s biggest managerial dork, who in a short amount of time manages to talk down to his employees, drop a homophobic expression, sexually harass an angry customer, and insult a handicapped person.

This McDonald’s training video was picked up by the Found Footage Festival, so expect a little background noise and laughter. Once you start following, you’ll completely understand why.

This McDonald’s training video was picked up by the Found Footage Festival, so expect a little background noise and laughter. Once you start following, you’ll completely understand why.

Okay, we know these are supposed to be the worst employee training videos ever, and while this one is rotten to the core, we’ve got to admit, it’s a tad endearing. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, then you probably remember how popular arcades were.

Okay, we know these are supposed to be the worst employee training videos ever, and while this one is rotten to the core, we’ve got to admit, it’s a tad endearing. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, then you probably remember how popular arcades were.

We would be absolutely shocked if the person, who shot this Landis Supermarket employee training video, didn’t get fired for lewd conduct. From the first minute, you see more crotch than an OBGYN.

We would be absolutely shocked if the person, who shot this Landis Supermarket employee training video, didn’t get fired for lewd conduct. From the first minute, you see more crotch than an OBGYN.

The first couple of examples in this retro office safety training video are relatively humorous. However, more than halfway into the more than eight-minute-long video, the producers continue to stage one “accident” after another without moving the point of the video forward.

The first couple of examples in this retro office safety training video are relatively humorous. However, more than halfway into the more than eight-minute-long video, the producers continue to stage one “accident” after another without moving the point of the video forward.

When you think about employee training videos, you probably don’t imagine Miami Vice-looking perps verbally abusing armed police officers from 30 feet away with nothing more than a pocket knife to back up the talk.

When you think about employee training videos, you probably don’t imagine Miami Vice-looking perps verbally abusing armed police officers from 30 feet away with nothing more than a pocket knife to back up the talk.

The only thing that sucks worse than the IRS is the IRS’ sense of humor. The organization spent thousands of dollars — we don’t want to know how many — tarnishing one of the best sci-fi shows ever made with one bad tax pun after another.

The only thing that sucks worse than the IRS is the IRS’ sense of humor. The organization spent thousands of dollars — we don’t want to know how many — tarnishing one of the best sci-fi shows ever made with one bad tax pun after another.

Ah the RIAA — great defenders against music piracy, and saviors of the modern world (to hear them tell it). This RIAA-produced training video was made specifically for law enforcement personnel with one message in mind.

Ah the RIAA — great defenders against music piracy, and saviors of the modern world (to hear them tell it). This RIAA-produced training video was made specifically for law enforcement personnel with one message in mind.

Wendy’s murdered the 80s rap genre with our No. 2 selection, and now they’re back to do the same thing to 90s dance party hits here at No. 11. The topic: we sell coffee, and if you’re too stupid to pour it into a cup and mash down the lid, we’ll show you how.

Wendy’s murdered the 80s rap genre with our No. 2 selection, and now they’re back to do the same thing to 90s dance party hits here at No. 11. The topic: we sell coffee, and if you’re too stupid to pour it into a cup and mash down the lid, we’ll show you how.

We’ve got to hand it to Nintendo on this one. They tried. The goal of the video is to show you just how simple it is to deal with customer complaints on their video game systems. After all, “90 percent of the time, there’s not a problem.

We’ve got to hand it to Nintendo on this one. They tried. The goal of the video is to show you just how simple it is to deal with customer complaints on their video game systems. After all, “90 percent of the time, there’s not a problem.

GameStop attacked their main customer base — guys and teenage boys — before launching in to a video-long comparison of women to animals in this employee training video that attempted to teach the company’s hapless male employees how to up-sell women.

GameStop attacked their main customer base — guys and teenage boys — before launching in to a video-long comparison of women to animals in this employee training video that attempted to teach the company’s hapless male employees how to up-sell women.

Boy, the Germans have a wild sense of humor. This video clocks in at just under eight minutes. In the beginning it’s a tad slow (and even slower when you don’t speak German), but the ending — oh God. We’re not sure whether to laugh (uncomfortably) or be horrified by the imagination that came up with something like this. Maybe a little of both?

Boy, the Germans have a wild sense of humor. This video clocks in at just under eight minutes. In the beginning it’s a tad slow (and even slower when you don’t speak German), but the ending — oh God. We’re not sure whether to laugh (uncomfortably) or be horrified by the imagination that came up with something like this. Maybe a little of both?

Blockbuster Video used to be one of the biggest names in home entertainment. Boasting a huge (for the time) in-store selection, a massive video catalog you could page through to see every movie ever available on VHS, and Mr. Buster, who made sure his employees were “listening, thinking, and acting,” what could possibly go wrong? See for yourself, and let us know if you think Mr. Buster is as big of a jerk as we do. — intertech.com

Blockbuster Video used to be one of the biggest names in home entertainment. Boasting a huge (for the time) in-store selection, a massive video catalog you could page through to see every movie ever available on VHS, and Mr. Buster, who made sure his employees were “listening, thinking, and acting,” what could possibly go wrong? See for yourself, and let us know if you think Mr. Buster is as big of a jerk as we do.

intertech.com

Blockbuster Video used to be one of the biggest names in home entertainment. Boasting a huge (for the time) in-store selection, a massive video catalog you could page through to see every movie ever available on VHS, and Mr. Buster, who made sure his employees were “listening, thinking, and acting,” what could possibly go wrong? See for yourself, and let us know if you think Mr. Buster is as big of a jerk as we do.

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