Not the right way to make a pier.  We found this in a crawl while inspecting a home in Uptown.  This CMU or concrete masonry unit is turned the wrong way.  It does not have a proper footing underneath and that is why it is sinking in the dirt.  It should should be turned with the holes up and down and filled with concrete.  So there is actually three things wrong with this pier.  Sunshine Home Inspection had to write it up in the report.