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Oh no!
Sorry!
One of my supervisors sent me a caustic email yesterday, ripping into me for some work that didn't get out to a client. The thing about it was that I really had nothing to do with the work not getting out and I told him that. He was still upset and found a way to criticize me, even though I had not really done anything. So, I got his email and forwarded it to another employee, with comments about what an ass he was being.
Well, instead of hitting forward, I hit reply and sent the email off. I didn't realize my mistake until my supervisor sent me a reply led "Was this email meant for me?" My heart stopped and I literally said "Oh !!" as I sat in my office. I just responded that it was me venting about my morning to a friend. I haven't heard from him since.
Fortunately, he was out of town, but he will be back on Monday and I am a little worried. I won't lose my job, but I have a feeling this guy might make my life miserable for the rest of my career. I hate email.
Oh no!
Sorry!
That really sucks, I've had friends do that and let me tell you, you never do it twice. You'll always look very carefully in the future as to who you're sending an e-mail to. Another problemic button: Reply All
Buy him/her a delicious cake.
I'm just never going to use email again. From now on, everything is handwritten notes hand-delivered to the intended party.
Too bad he already read it. Otherwise we could be providing you with sitcom ideas for how to break into his account and delete the message before he got back on Monday.
At least you didn't throw your friend who you intended the forward the message to under the bus with you, did you?
No, it would have made it even worse had I told him that the email was intended for a coworker. I just said it was a friend.
You should tell him you wanted to add humor to the office.
better learn to kiss ass real fast.....
Man, you never put any criticism of anyone, coworker or boss, in an email. You never know who is watching, and you always run the possibility of ing up and sending it to the wrong person.
Besides that even at my job they can track any email incoming, or outgoing. If you were going to send an email like that it should be from a personal account, not inter-office.
, you should have just taken the opportunity to go on the offensive:
"Yeah, , I sent it. What you gonna do about it motha a?"
At least you'd go down feeling good.
offer him to pitb
Bummer.
If there was no reason for his unwarranted contempt.... let HR know.
Integrity: Doing the right thing when no one's watching you...
learn it...
Work accounts should only be used for work-related email. Gossip and venting isn't that. Using work email for anything personal is like holding a loaded gun to your head.
lol, you got owned....
You sound pretty ed to me.
D'oh!
Looks like your next step is here.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49982
well at least this thread above will get you started in the right direction for your next move.
Sometimes, Mr. Peabody, stuff like that happens for a reason. Your supervisor may have been frustrated with you and he reacted, justified or not. You ended up being frustratrated and upset with his comments, so you reacted. It sounds like one of those emotional chain reactions that happens from time to time. Although, you didn't respond very well, it's not too late to take the first step on Monday, face to face, and let your supervisor know you that you reacted improperly even though you were feeling unjustly criticized. By talking it through with your supervisor and assuring him that you really are both on the same team, you might break down a barrier or two.
You never know, by being straight-up and honest with him, he's probably going to trust you more than he would if you don't go to him and talk things out in a calm manner. You might even come to an agreement on how you will both communicate and handle things better in the future.
Somebody has been watching Dr. Phil.
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