24 Embarrassing Times People Sent The Wrong Thing In A Work Email
Awkward email mistakes and drafting oopsies happen to everyone: Even those in the highest ranks of government.
On Friday, The Washington Post reported that the Department of Justice mistakenly revealed that criminal charges have been filed against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who has long been under investigation for publishing classified diplomatic cables.
Court filings submitted by U.S. authorities in an unrelated case mentioned the existence of criminal charges against someone named Assange. The New York Times speculates that prosecutors pasted text from a similar court filing into the wrong document. Whoops.
The State Department makes mistakes too. This month the U.S. Embassy in Australia sent a meeting invitation that contained a picture of a cat dressed as Cookie Monster. The embassy quickly apologized, saying the email was a “training error.”
The US embassy in Australia accidentally sent out a cat photo instead of a meeting invite. https://t.co/NOHLA8RbjJ pic.twitter.com/NfqebepiIE
— Josh Taylor (@joshgnosis) October 15, 2018
Hey, it happens to the best of us. In the spirit of admitting that we all make mistakes ― not just officials at the highest levels of our government ― here are 24 tweets from people who have sent the wrong thing at work.
Thanks to something I cut out of a tweet earlier, I've just accidentally pasted ha ha haemorrhoids into the middle of an important email.
— The Bath Bird (@TheBathBird) June 17, 2013
Just emailed a writer with my "notes" and accidentally attached a picture of Ted Bundy instead of the edited essay...
— Lincoln Michel (@TheLincoln) September 14, 2015
I may have just accidentally inserted the UB40 Red Red Wine video into a work email instead of the link I meant to paste.
— Jennifer Mendelsohn 🇺🇸 (@CleverTitleTK) October 2, 2018
Prawn
Turkey
Cheese Board
Thanks
(Accidentally emailed above message to entire office)— Shit Ally Says (@alasdairswisdom) November 14, 2018
Emailed my boss by accident saying "let me know when you get sex please" rather than "let me know when you get a sec". Can I go home now?
— EMILY (@efemme_music) August 22, 2014
Ummmmmm I accidentally emailed this comic to several contractors instead of our building plans pic.twitter.com/nptahCOqVa
— Adrienne Porter Felt (@__apf__) October 27, 2017
Today in avoided autocorrect disasters: noticing my phone put 'whoring' into a work email when I meant 'wrong'.
— Line Art Lionheart (@notalogin) July 22, 2016
OH NO BIG DEAL, just accidentally emailed my husband's boss's boss instead of my husband, brb going to die.
— Kelsey Dake Rushing (@kelseyrushing) November 15, 2018
My mom accidentally emailed a well respected neurologist an instructional video on how to tie shoes instead of the lab results she meant to send and I’m hysterically laughing
— rachel🦋 (@delicatejapril) November 16, 2018
ACCIDENTALLY PASTED THIS INTO AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF MY E-SIGNATURE, AND IN MY PANIC TO DELETE IT MANAGED TO SEND IT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. pic.twitter.com/0wsTKiAyDJ
— James Bridget Gordon ⚽️🏳️🌈💫 (@thaumatropia) September 26, 2017
just emailed my boss’s boss to let her know i needed to take a “dick day” ok this is fine
— CHELO (@chelllssseeea) October 22, 2018
ACCIDENTALLY PASTED THIS INTO AN EMAIL INSTEAD OF MY E-SIGNATURE, AND IN MY PANIC TO DELETE IT MANAGED TO SEND IT. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. pic.twitter.com/a5ZDWyJiK4
— dee (@katydeedonnelly) September 25, 2017
when you accidentally write “easier to poop,” instead of “easier to loop,” in a work email. 😰
— connievan (@_connievan) October 14, 2018
Just typed 'big fux' in a work email instead of 'bug fix' how's your Wednesday going?
— Kris Escudero (@kede23) November 7, 2018
I finally did it. I sent a work email that said Love you! instead of Lisa because Gmail autocorrect is here to destroy us all.
— Lisa Lucas (@likaluca) October 31, 2018
My director emailed me asking how my script work was going. Apparently I replied with, "Licking ass and taking names." Thank you, autocorrect, thank you.
— 🎭ᑌᖇᔕᑌᒪᗩ🎭 (@3sunzzz) October 27, 2018
I accidentally emailed some Masterchef screenshots to the wrong editor pic.twitter.com/fRTRZn7zDd
— Eleanor Robertson (@marrowing) September 15, 2015
You might be having a bad day, but the woman who accidentally emailed our entire company about her divorce is having a worse one.
— Maureen McManus (@Maureen_McM) May 12, 2016
my boss accidentally emailed me a selfie last night so I decided to make something out of it pic.twitter.com/y6oFWRWpjZ
— maggie (@yeahmaggi) August 30, 2016
In apolitical news I just got 179 emails because a coworker accidentally emailed the whole company & everyone replied back to all REMOVE ME.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) March 9, 2017
Just accidentally emailed a porn link to a co-worker. So I emailed ten other co-workers the link and called it a virus.
— Mr. Drinks On Me (@Mr_DrinksOnMe) April 13, 2017
Just sent a work email to another branch saying we have yet to see their shipment on our dick instead of dock so if you need me I’ll be unemployed
— Bri (@BPtheGasStation) November 13, 2018
I typed “Need POO” on the subject line for an email at work instead of “NEED POA”. I’ll go jump off a bridge now.
— melisa. (@guardado_m) November 5, 2018
Just wrote 'penetration' instead of 'presentation' in a work email.
There goes my college degree and 10+ years of work experience.— Angie B (@Angibangie) April 19, 2016
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— Jon Keegan (@jonkeegan) August 1, 2016
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— Samantha Silver (@iamsamsilver) December 6, 2016
When you book a room but the last meeting runs over. pic.twitter.com/fFA0DbDDoI
— Rondelle Hobbs (@RondelleHobbs) September 12, 2018
Office etiquette: Don't whistle or sing along to the radio and I won't throw a stapler at your head.
— L(assitude) (@lmwortho) April 4, 2017
What is the etiquette when stepping out of an office toilet that stinks, through no fault of your own, to find someone waiting to go in?
— Daniel Lloyd (@daniellloyd1) May 2, 2017
Open the door to the office bathroom, there's a guy at the urinal, and he TURNS AROUND TO LOOK AT ME when I walk in. That's not how men's bathroom etiquette works at all.
— Sperry Garcia (@BostonJerry) November 16, 2017
Office Etiquette question: If someone leaves an open box of Girl Scout Cookies in the break room with a note that says, “please enjoy,” is it acceptable to take all but one of them?
Asking for a friend.— Scott Sanderson (@scottie_111) February 13, 2018
When someone on a conference call flushes and is not on mute 🙄😝
— Nicole Elinoff (@nellienoff) October 1, 2018
When people don't respect office meeting room-booking etiquette pic.twitter.com/vUhli25Bzt
— Declan Cashin Big Dec Energy (@Tweet_Dec) February 22, 2018
The staff room at my work is SOOOO passive aggressive but seriously I would think we work with 6 year olds LOL pic.twitter.com/GEVAvNsgbu
— Coops (@karaacoops) September 26, 2018
For a guy who does 20 minutes of work per day, dresses like a less professional Bart Simpson, and takes a dozen breaks a a day to smoke weed in his car, the IT guy is surprisingly condescending regarding office etiquette.
— Gret¢hen (@wokkax3) May 1, 2018
Office Etiquette: Please do not reheat your 3 day old cod fish sandwich from Long John Silvers in the community microwave.
— Steve Chambers (@Schamberss) October 2, 2018
Who the F*ck just microwaved broccoli!? #officeetiquette pic.twitter.com/YoVIpVmDy8
— Daniella (@2ch19) October 2, 2018
NEEWWWWWWWW PET PEEEVEEEE
Don’t fucking walk through people’s cubes. There are hallways. OFFICE ETIQUETTE REEEEEEEE— JD’s Dad (@AirExysKai) October 3, 2018
when i die, please let me be reincarnated as the passive aggressive smiley face at the end of bitchy work emails
— 🎃🦇🕷Malloween🕷🦇🎃 (@MalCantSpell) October 3, 2018
Things are getting mad passive aggressive at work, so I responded with petty: (that's a bagel crumb I smashed on the paper) pic.twitter.com/7ddpGSTPl3
— Sam the SJSkald (@SJSkald) September 26, 2018
Colleagues have been writing names on the food in the office fridge.
What an adorable idea! I am currently eating a yogurt called Debbie! 😊— Kimmy Lee (@ItsKimmyLee) September 28, 2018
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