We’ve All Been There
You hit SEND. And then…Oh boy, you realize that you just made a HUGE mistake – you didn’t mean to do that. Did you just “reply all”? Why, yes. Yes, you did. Ok, so you do a quick damage assessment. Did you say something snarky? Should you “reply all” again with a retraction of some sort? Mind Swirling. Swirling. Swirling.
Learning: You’ll be OK – every single person has done that. In general, an apology is the best way to address the mistake. Ultimately, your coworkers will forgive and quickly forget unless you went to the dark side in your original message.
Does this resonate with you? Has this ever happened to you? We’d love to hear from you.