So this happened a few hours ago, and I might be unemployed by the time this gets posted.
I was having the worst day—barely slept, my cat puked on my only clean shirt, and I spilled coffee all over my work laptop. I went into the bathroom during my lunch break to mentally reset. While multitasking (you know… sitting), I got a Slack message from my boss asking why I was behind on a deadline. Frustrated and half out of it, I recorded a voice note to my friend venting about how “my boss couldn’t lead a pack of ants to sugar,” and included some… creative comparisons.
I hit send.
Except I didn’t send it to my friend.
I sent it directly to my boss.
On Slack.
While clearly sitting on the toilet.
WITH the echo acoustics and a flush at the end.
Five minutes later, I got a reply: “Noted. Let’s talk tomorrow morning.” No emoji. Nothing.
Wish me luck. Or unemployment benefits.
TL;DR: Tried to send my friend a voice note trashing my boss while on the toilet. Sent it to my boss by mistake.
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RIP OP. We hardly knew ye.
ETA: Walk in tomorrow morning and say, “First and foremost, I want to apologize for being totally inappropriate and disrespectful with the way I handled my frustration. It’s no excuse, but I was having a rotten day, already frustrated with being behind on this project, and your message was a straw that broke my back. I’m sorry for the project delay and sorry that you got caught in my venting.”
Maybe bring a cup of the coffee and a pastry he likes. This is boot-licking-save-your-ass mode activated.
You’ve making a splash in workplace communication history.
May your next job come with noise-canceling walls and a forgiving manager—or at least a solid severance package.
Idk, I’m a manager.
This would be hurtful, but I understand my decisions affect people’s lives. If I’d I received this, I’d introspect to figure out if it was legit, and if so, I’d want to fix being bad at my job or being perceived as being bad at my job.
Sure are a lot of people every week not checking the recipient before sending messages.
Well at least you have a story to tell.
💀💀 “noted”
I think it hit him where he needed it
UFU…………now you pay the price. Start getting your resume ready….you will need it.
Please, update us tomorrow
Still don’t understand how people have out of work conversations with their boss on personal phones…
You beautiful dumb ass. Good luck and God speed.
Don’t forget the lube.