An unfortunate reply-to-all memory from 20-something me… the email was from HR… a cheerful “Happy 2-Year Work Anniversary!” kind of thing. I meant to forward it to a friend with a quick:
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!“Two years?? That’s longer than my last relationship. Should I get a plant? Some champagne? A tattoo?”
Instead… I hit Reply All.
So now countless coworkers—including my boss’s boss and at least one guy I never met (well, up to that point, but that’s another story 😉) who replied, ‘The Tattoo, is it even a question?’ —knew:
-My dating history
-My tendency toward emotional overcommitment
-And that I should not be allowed near a send button after happy hour.
It’s fine. I moved under my desk for several months. I lived through it (although at the time I swore I would die of embarrassment). Oh, and I got the tattoo.
Got your own Reply-All regret? I want to hear it. Bonus points if it involved mild oversharing, multiple directors, or tattoos.
