What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? 16:01 - Sep 19 with 8600 views | BrixtonBlue | Today, I sent a mass email where I CC-d everyone instead of BCC-ing them. Around 130 people who, instead of receiving a personal email, could now see everyone else. We're talking very important people in my industry, in terms of getting employment. I wanted to die. It didn't actually turn out too bad, and the replies I got from people with their own stories of email mess-ups were brilliant, and helped me feel a little better about myself. One in particular told of a colleague who accidentally ‘replied all’ on a client email. It read “Argh. I wish she would just f*ck off!” The client, a massive global brand you’ve all heard of, then did exactly that. My f*ck up was nothing in comparison. Anyone else got any email embarrassment stories? | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:07 - Sep 20 with 1441 views | hatch | My worse one coincided with Norwich beating us in the Play Offs and Berra getting sent off... I had set up a filter system for certain emails in my inbox to go out to my management team on the Friday afternoon. I also sent a 'talent matrix' to my boss that evening - ranking my 9 managers from A1 to C3 based on chance of progression/performance. I had then proceeded to justify each ranking with a paragraph, one of which said next to a C2 'We should try to performance manage her out of the business'. My boss replied 'Thanks for sending this through' and that email was automatically forwarded to all 9 managers who I just reviewed (as I had messed up the filtering set up). I was at Rugby Sevens watching the Norwich v Ipswich game on Sky Go on my phone, Berra had just been sent off and I was fuming - these phone calls kept coming through and I kept ignoring them to see the replays. I finally called back this unknown number and it was one of the managers from work (a B1 thankfully) who had picked up the email and was thanking me for the praise but saying two or three other managers would be in for a shock. Cue. panic. I ended up facebook messaging my HR staff to seek authorisation for IT to hack the staff accounts and delete the emails. It was all just a complete balls up and still to this day is my worst day in the 21st century. [Post edited 20 Sep 2019 11:07]
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:08 - Sep 20 with 1434 views | LKW15 |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 10:50 - Sep 20 by Oxford_Blue | Isn’t that a data breach under the GDPR? |
yep, around the time GDPR came in I had an email from a company explaining how they were going to be compliant with GDPR but had done the CC/BCC thing too. it was followed 5 minutes later by another email, apologising for the error and how they would have to report it as a breach of GDPR | | | |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:10 - Sep 20 with 1422 views | wkj |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:05 - Sep 20 by Steve_M | Not quite that stark but when one of my colleagues started working for me , he spent the best part of a week sending e-mails ending with "Burgers" rather than "Best regards". He was mortified but auto-correct kept doing it. |
One thing this post highlights is the way we tend to end emails. Kind regards, best wishes, many thanks etc. I actually worked for a fella that told us not to sign off emails with meaningless pleasantries and simply end them with our name, or a simple "thanks". It was the best and most efficient communication method in the work place, and something Stokie would be a pro at given how he signs off on posts. | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:12 - Sep 20 with 1403 views | Decoy_Octopus |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:05 - Sep 20 by Steve_M | Not quite that stark but when one of my colleagues started working for me , he spent the best part of a week sending e-mails ending with "Burgers" rather than "Best regards". He was mortified but auto-correct kept doing it. |
Easily done Typing quick I normally ended up with Knid Regdrs The one time I type it slowly I get it wrong. Luckily my boss thought it was funny and the client guessed it was a mistake too. I did follow up apologising once I'd realised as I was Mortified. | | | |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:13 - Sep 20 with 1400 views | footers |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:10 - Sep 20 by wkj | One thing this post highlights is the way we tend to end emails. Kind regards, best wishes, many thanks etc. I actually worked for a fella that told us not to sign off emails with meaningless pleasantries and simply end them with our name, or a simple "thanks". It was the best and most efficient communication method in the work place, and something Stokie would be a pro at given how he signs off on posts. |
Dear wkj, That sounds a little too cold for my tastes. Let's pencil in a stand-up and imagineer actionable next steps. Best regards, footers | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:18 - Sep 20 with 1381 views | wkj |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:13 - Sep 20 by footers | Dear wkj, That sounds a little too cold for my tastes. Let's pencil in a stand-up and imagineer actionable next steps. Best regards, footers |
Dearest Footers MBE Let's shoot for next Thursday. I would meet sooner but I have some onbaording to do with Spruce regarding the paradigm shift caused by Pam in accounts. Look forward to seeing how you plan on quarterbacking the Bentley project, touch base soon. Kindest regards, with love Jacob | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:19 - Sep 20 with 1380 views | Lesta_Tractor | A friend referred me for a job, all I had to do was email my CV to her boss (Gavin)... I started my email with "Hi Craig," Got the job so maybe he didn't notice. | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:24 - Sep 20 with 1365 views | wkj |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:19 - Sep 20 by Lesta_Tractor | A friend referred me for a job, all I had to do was email my CV to her boss (Gavin)... I started my email with "Hi Craig," Got the job so maybe he didn't notice. |
Should have started it 'Oh, hi mark' | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:27 - Sep 20 with 1363 views | Steve_M |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:10 - Sep 20 by wkj | One thing this post highlights is the way we tend to end emails. Kind regards, best wishes, many thanks etc. I actually worked for a fella that told us not to sign off emails with meaningless pleasantries and simply end them with our name, or a simple "thanks". It was the best and most efficient communication method in the work place, and something Stokie would be a pro at given how he signs off on posts. |
Yes, I tend towards that view personally. It's less of a point of contention than people starting e-mails, or worse IM conversations, with "I hope you are well...". | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:28 - Sep 20 with 1361 views | footers |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:18 - Sep 20 by wkj | Dearest Footers MBE Let's shoot for next Thursday. I would meet sooner but I have some onbaording to do with Spruce regarding the paradigm shift caused by Pam in accounts. Look forward to seeing how you plan on quarterbacking the Bentley project, touch base soon. Kindest regards, with love Jacob |
Oh great. Get that yank idiot in accounts and everything will be $15.99 plus VAT har har har. Hilarious. And Bentley project going well. I've got myself a Peugeot Partner and a dozen smooth-skinned Arab chaps, practically hairless from the chin down. Thursday sounds good. I look forward to it. Yours, F | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:32 - Sep 20 with 1347 views | SpruceMoose |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:28 - Sep 20 by footers | Oh great. Get that yank idiot in accounts and everything will be $15.99 plus VAT har har har. Hilarious. And Bentley project going well. I've got myself a Peugeot Partner and a dozen smooth-skinned Arab chaps, practically hairless from the chin down. Thursday sounds good. I look forward to it. Yours, F |
Sounds like a right Bobby Dazzler. Burgers, Jago [Post edited 20 Sep 2019 11:33]
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:36 - Sep 20 with 1340 views | glasso | Once stuck a flippant out of office that said something like, 'Don't message me today, I'm off to see Pearl Jam' before I went off to the gig. Only I clicked the wrong thing in the (admittedly pretty confusing) Apple Mail and instead of replying to people who emailed me that day, it emailed a reply to every single email that was in my inbox at the time. About 5,000 emails. And some people I email a lot got the message about 200 times. | | | |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:05 - Sep 20 with 1311 views | Steve_M |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 11:34 - Sep 20 by footers | |
You let J2 back in the kitchen? | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:06 - Sep 20 with 1310 views | footers |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:05 - Sep 20 by Steve_M | You let J2 back in the kitchen? |
He's only allowed to use the tin opener after what happened last time. How the hell do you cut yourself with a ladle anyway? P.S. In a perverse way I've always wanted to buy a tin of those burgers in gravy, but good sense and embarrassment has prevented me thus far. Has anyone tried them? [Post edited 20 Sep 2019 12:07]
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:07 - Sep 20 with 1313 views | monytowbray | Had a client with "County" in their business name. The amount of times I called them c*nty in an email LOL. Also in an old job there was a Dan there before me so I went by Callis. Had a client I'd sign off emails as "C", which happens to be next to "X". There were a few emails where I sent them a kiss at the end. | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:10 - Sep 20 with 1301 views | wkj |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:07 - Sep 20 by monytowbray | Had a client with "County" in their business name. The amount of times I called them c*nty in an email LOL. Also in an old job there was a Dan there before me so I went by Callis. Had a client I'd sign off emails as "C", which happens to be next to "X". There were a few emails where I sent them a kiss at the end. |
Hahaha what a story Mark. | |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:11 - Sep 20 with 1299 views | footers |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:10 - Sep 20 by wkj | Hahaha what a story Mark. |
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What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:14 - Sep 20 with 1290 views | wkj |
What's the worst you've fecked up on an email? on 12:11 - Sep 20 by footers | |
You are my favourite customer | |
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