Work: Adding insult to injury

Adding insult to injury

By SomeExplainingToDo - 04/09/2017 04:30

Today, I sent a polite yet strongly-worded email to one of my corporate clients in which I expressed my irritation at being asked the same question by the same team for the 4th day in a row. I ended it with "Regards!" but accidentally swapped the 'g' with a 't'. FML

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By Laura - 28/04/2021 11:01

Today, I sent a reply-all email to my entire company that said "Go tit" instead of "Got it". FML

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So sorry I called you a dingdong

By Anonymous - 10/08/2020 17:01

Today, I sent a draft email to my boss. The receptionist, thinking they were being helpful, forwarded it straight to the client. It's not ready for the client. I mean, it is NOT ready for the client. Really, really not ready for the client. FML

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Reading comprehension

By Anonymous - 29/07/2020 08:00

Today, one of my clients called me, saying that he received my email. When I asked what I could do for him, he replied, “Well, what does the email say?” FML

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The ole answer/forward conundrum

By Master's_degree_in_failure - 17/10/2020 22:30

Today, I "answered" an email instead of "forwarding" it. As a result, there is a chance that my Master's thesis supervisor gets a message from me starting by the F-word, and complaining about my bad work and inability to understand a deadline. FML

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By absense - 16/03/2016 07:43 - United Kingdom

Today, after returning to work from a week-long sickness, I sent out an apologetic email to all of my clients to explain my lack of communication due to absence. I realised afterwards I had put the subject line as 'Absense'. And sent it to all of my clients. FML

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Classic

By Can't Spell Worth A Damn - 06/03/2009 18:53 - United States

Today, I was writing an email to our entire company regarding a fundraiser we are taking part in for children and adults with disabilities. I was rushing to get the email out and hit send before I realized that instead of "Best Regards" I had typed "Best Retards" as the closing line. FML

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Don't do it again

By Anonymous - 12/12/2021 23:01 - Germany - Ebersbach

Today, at work, I was criticized for mentioning the actual subject of an email in the subject line, as well as using a text marker to make relevant information stand out. Apparently, this is confusing for some people. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/12/2012 23:16 - United Kingdom - Bridgwater

Today, I sent an email to my boss saying I'd fixed a glitch in our mail servers. He called me later, angrily shouting that I'd done a piss-poor job of fixing it, because my email had spammed his inbox with several hundred duplicate messages. FML

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Big Brother shopping task IRL

By Anonymous - 19/10/2023 07:30 - Germany

Today, I sent an important email to my entire team, but I accidentally left a shopping list as the subject line. They responded with grocery items they needed. Nobody mentioned the email content. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/03/2016 05:25 - United States - Federal Way

Today, I was emailing a government employee at the place I'm hoping to get hired by. I realized too late I had been emailing her with my personal email address, which is rather jokey and unprofessional. She noticed and started referring to me as that. FML

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RichardPencil 30

Monday 4 September 2017 4:44

Very inappropriate! Your sign-off should have read: "Mentally challenged!" and then your signature.

core01 30

Monday 4 September 2017 4:34

Proof read! Regards!

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core01 30

Monday 4 September 2017 4:34

Proof read! Regards!

RichardPencil 30

Monday 4 September 2017 4:44

Very inappropriate! Your sign-off should have read: "Mentally challenged!" and then your signature.

acmariner99 25

Monday 4 September 2017 6:06

My personal favorite: mentally unhinged!

nanxi 30

Monday 4 September 2017 5:27

Now that's a virtual Freudian slip if I've ever seen one!

acmariner99 25

Monday 4 September 2017 6:05

Are you sure that was an accident? Believe me I completely understand if it wasn't!

tolkien897 15

Monday 4 September 2017 7:43

"Accidentally." We've all heard that excuse before.

tonyfan00 38

Monday 4 September 2017 8:14

I mean it's not like they didn't have it coming...

Lobby_Bee 17

Monday 4 September 2017 8:25

At least your fingers had the balls to do it for you.

bogolopian 12

Monday 4 September 2017 10:55

That's the problem with the brain. Sometimes it types what you're really thinking.

amarie2009 22

Monday 4 September 2017 12:34

Well if the shoe fits LOL!!!

10thFloor 16

Monday 4 September 2017 12:36

I can't stop laughing!!

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