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Anonymous

09/07/20 at 7:14PM UTC

Career

My embarrassing message accidentally landed in my co-worker's inbox — I'm so ashamed!

During my lunch break, I was amused by how my outfit looked after going to the bathroom (totally out of wack) and snapped a picture to send to my husband. Except my message didn't go to my husband — it went to my manager! While the picture wasn't revealing, it was definitely inappropriate and I immediately apologized to my manager. It took a lot of confidence and self-assurance to go back to work that day as I was really ashamed of my behavior. Have you ever made this kind of mistake at work before? How did it play out and how did you get back to work?

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Brianne Stanley

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Teacher, Writer & Editor

09/26/20 at 8:37AM UTC

Wow, you handled that with grace! Now, time to laugh it off and mark your separate email accounts with different loud colors! Maybe different profile pictures will help you catch those messages before they go out... although... I'm sure you're not going to let this happen again!

Lucy Spencer

Conscious business consultant

09/09/20 at 7:59AM UTC

I totally agree. We all make mistakes. The important thing is how we handle them. Having awareness and taking action based on this is crucial.

Mia Farbes

09/08/20 at 9:38PM UTC (Edited)

Agree with what everyone is saying - you owned it, addressed it immediately and now it's time to move on. We all make mistakes and with time, I'm sure your manager will forget (if they haven't already!)