So I recently got promoted to a strategic role at my company — one of those titles that sounds cooler than it is
I was pumped. I’d been hustling for years, and this was finally my shot to get higher up
Cut to last Tuesday. We were prepping for a client pitch. High stakes. Big logo. My manager trusted me to walk through the client insight portion — the part where we prove we really understand the prospect and speak their language.
So I pulled from my notes, created a narrative about their pain points, added a spicy quote, and mentioned their recent move. People nodded. The pitch deck got sent. We were feeling good.
Until about 5pm that day, when my manager Slacks me:
*Me screaming WTF
So I had pulled from notes about a totally different client from six months ago — not the one we were pitching. Different industries. Different priorities. Different leadership teams. Total mess.
I just wish I had a time machine so I could go back to the moment I used the wrong notes and punch that guy in the face!
TL;DR: Got promoted, started leading a new project and accidentally sent the wrong files to a major client.