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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I accidentally emailed the entire company everyone's salary, sales history, and the names of four people I intended to fire. FML
Today, I meant to send a cheeky “I’m out of the office” reply to my team but instead hit “reply all” on an email chain with my entire company, including my boss, HR, and some clients. The message included a joke about “sleeping through meetings” that was NOT work-appropriate. FML
Today, I found a great recipe for dinner, and emailed it to myself with the subject "Dinner tonight". Hours later, I'd forgotten all about it, opened my emails, saw the subject line, and thought someone was asking me out to dinner. I got really excited until I saw the sender address. FML
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
Today, I was emailing my department about a huge meeting we’re going to have. I was also emailing back and forth with another colleague about office gossip. I absentmindedly replied to the wrong email. I hit reply all to the meeting e-mail, saying that the new supervisor of X department was "so fucking retarded." FML
Today, I sent a reply-all email to my entire company that said "Go tit" instead of "Got it". FML
Today, on the advice of a girl from sales, I sent a company-wide email with the subject line, "FOR SALE - 2010 Toyota Camry." I realized the social faux pas a minute later when my department head replied-to-all, "FOR SALE - half eaten sandwich." Now everyone thinks I’m a dumbass for confusing company emails for Craigslist, and for believing anyone who works in sales. FML
Today, while at work at a maternity and baby clothes store, I was supposed to send out an email about our "Beat the Clock" sale. After it was sent to over 500 people, I realized that I'd misspelled the subject line. It read, "Beat the Cock Sale." FML
Today, my coworker sent an email to the whole company asking us to fill in a survey. I've been secretly seeing her for two months, so I responded with "sure thing baby, and by the way I ran out of condoms, can you bring more for tonight?" I accidentally hit reply all. FML
Today, I emailed my resume to a recruiter but attached a ten-page stream-of-consciousness grocery list instead. The recruiter replied, “Interesting priorities.” Now I’m on a three-email chain where everyone is debating whether olives belong in banana bread and asking about my sandwich preferences. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Can you get me about 50 feet of rope, duct tape, Nutella, plums and Yoo-Hoo? Thanks a bunch!
Anderling 33
But why would you ever put your grocery list in the subject line of a team-wide e-mail and not in an e-mail to yourself?
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RichardPencil 32
Can you get me about 50 feet of rope, duct tape, Nutella, plums and Yoo-Hoo? Thanks a bunch!
Anderling 33
But why would you ever put your grocery list in the subject line of a team-wide e-mail and not in an e-mail to yourself?
FluffythePink 23
Milk, bread, eggs, cat food... Oh and can you grab me some ginger bread coffee sachets while you're at it? Thanks muchly.
Yudith 28
What kind of milk? 1%? 2%? 3,25%? What kind of bread, and what brand? What brand of cat food? And where the Hell do they sell ginger bread coffee sachets?
FluffythePink 23
Semi skimmed, so that's 2%? Warburton's orange wrapped full loaf Scrumbles salmon 750g (I do recommend this brand. Excellent quality and affordable) And you don't have Lyons Gingerbread coffee sachets? I would give you some if I could. They're delicious. It could be an English/European brand but you might be able to get them online. I expect prompt delivery by 3pm.