Earlier today, I made a mistake that I am still kicking myself for.
I recently applied for an internal role within my company. As part of the first stage, the recruitment officer emailed me to request my availability for a task.
Without realising, I responded from a shared team email account – one that my colleagues and I all have access to.
The recruiter replied directly to the shared inbox.
It took me about 40 minutes to notice the error, by which time the email had already been opened. I cannot tell who read it, or how many people might have.
I immediately moved the email to my personal inbox, but the damage was likely done.
Now I am left wondering which of my colleagues might know I am pursuing another opportunity – and what the potential implications of that might be.
Lesson learned: Always double-check your sender account before replying to sensitive emails.
TL;DR: I applied for an internal job, accidentally replied to the recruiter from a shared team inbox. The recruiter responded there. By the time I noticed and moved the email, it had been opened. Now someone (or multiple people) on my team probably know I am trying to leave
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Why is this a fuck up though? I recently applied internally for a promotion and my team knew before I put in my application that I was going to and they were very supportive. I know not all teams are created equal, but genuinely do you think they are going to hate you for trying to better yourself?
It is totally your right to leave or stay or look for another job. Just do it legally. You did not sign your contract with your blood, and your colleagues are not your family.