Accidentally sent text to the boss!

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The coworker should send another text that says:

Stupid autocorrect. I meant I respect and admire Jan's work ethic so much right now.

[Waffle]

I'm so glad I don't text.

[8 Bit WWBG]

Who does your supervisor like more, Jan or the texter? Also, does the texter have a good reason to hate you right now?

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Jun 5, 2012 13:09:02 GMT -5 ArchietheDragon said:

The coworker should send another text that says:

Stupid autocorrect. I meant I respect and admire Jan's work ethic so much right now.

It would be easier to say "I meant Jen" or "Jon"

[Peace Of Mind]

Jun 5, 2012 13:19:24 GMT -5 @wrongsideof30 said:

Jun 5, 2012 13:16:45 GMT -5 8 Bit WWBG said:

Who does your supervisor like more, Jan or the texter? Also, does the texter have a good reason to hate you right now?

Jan is the supervisor. My coworker sent the text to the supervisor instead of to me.

Oh man! Have him correct it by putting your name instead to Jan as if he typed her name in error. Oops - I was sending to you, Jan, and put YOUR name in my text!

[Gardening Grandma]

Texting has gotten waaaaay out of hand...

[973beachbum]

Jun 5, 2012 13:06:10 GMT -5 @wrongsideof30 said:

My coworker accidentally sent our supervisor a text that was meant for me. The text said "I hate Jan so much right now".

Ahhhhhh! How does he recover from that? Our supervisor keeps standing around me because I'm sure she knows that text was meant for me. I laugh when I get nervous and I can't wipe this sh** eating grin off my face.

Unless she happens to have a kid/brother named Jen or Jon she has to own up to it and just apologize.

[Waffle]

Nobody likes to be hated, but unless Jan is really dense she probably already knows that Chris is not her biggest fan. If I were Jan I'd be more concerned that he was prone to making such a careless mistake. Sorry, that probably doesn't help.

[Virgil Showlion]

Keep your words honeyed and sweet.

You never know when you're going to wind up eating them.

[8 Bit WWBG]

It would have been funny if Jan feigned ignorance and replied "I know, she's such a B".

[InsertCoolName]

Just tell him to randomly start talking to someone else about Jan Doe(who isn't the boss) and about how much he hates her.

She should check her ego to think that everything is about her.

Make up a name and an issue. Doesn't have to be the truth.

[midjd]

OOH! No advice, just empathy. (Back in the pre-texting days, I sent an IM to a friend (meant for another friend) talking about what a bitch the first friend's mom was...) That mom still doesn't like me much.

But yeah, shit happens, he's just gonna have to own up to it.

[Driftr]

Chris could explain to Jan that he's having a bad June as evidenced by the fact that he typed the abbreviation in wrong and then even sent it to the wrong person.

Or he could man up and just go talk to Jan, apologize for talking behind her back (or trying to), and actually try to work out whatever has him so unhappy.

[Green Eyed Lady]

Have him tell her he just got done watching a rerun of the Brandy Bunch - the one where Jan got her nose broken with a football and whined incessantly through the whole episode.

[Waffle]

Jun 5, 2012 13:49:41 GMT -5 Green Eyed Lady said:

Have him tell her he just got done watching a rerun of the Brandy Bunch - the one where Jan got her nose broken with a football and whined incessantly through the whole episode.

I believe that was Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

[Green Eyed Lady]

Could be, but Jan might not know that!

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aw

[wvugurl26]

It is unfortunate but this is why you don't put stuff like that in a text or email!

[hoops902]

Jun 5, 2012 13:41:55 GMT -5 8 Bit WWBG said:

It would have been funny if Jan feigned ignorance and replied "I know, she's such a B".

or "Don't worry, you probably won't have to put up with her much longer".

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Jun 5, 2012 14:38:16 GMT -5 wvugurl26 said:

It is unfortunate but this is why you don't put stuff like that in a text or email!

for reals. I do my crap talking in person.

[Peace Of Mind]

Jun 5, 2012 14:39:55 GMT -5 hoops902 said:

Jun 5, 2012 13:41:55 GMT -5 8 Bit WWBG said:

It would have been funny if Jan feigned ignorance and replied "I know, she's such a B".

or "Don't worry, you probably won't have to put up with her much longer".

OMG LMAO!!! The poor guy. I'm sure he will be sweating it out for weeks to come. I wonder when his next review with her is.

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I just switched two texts up tonight, first time in my life. A friend is having a major health crisis with her son, I was texting with her at the same time I was texting with DH about what train he was taking home.

I sent DH a text asking if the ambulance had come and if her son was going to a private clinic or a public hospital.

I realized it as soon as it sent, but DH wrote back, you sent that text to me instead of to L. No biggie.

To me that's a very good reason not to text anybody about how much you hate your boss ... you just don't need to put that stuff in writing!

I text because it's practical, but I tend to leave texting about facts. What train are you taking? Are you there yet? How did the appt go? What did the doctor say? etc.

Best to leave the rest for face to face, or phone conversations.

Let's hope Jan doesn't come back fuming tomorrow ... I think the guy's best option is to own up, apologize, and say that he was having a really bad day, for personal reasons. It could work.

It may not, of course. But lying about it will only make it worse. And pretending it didn't happen will only make things uncomfortable until the situation is addressed, IMO.

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wrongside you have a bit of a problem too. That text sounds like you guys have had conversations like this before and he expected a sympathetic ear from you. He is not the only one Jan is looking at differently now.

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Later makes a very good point ... your colleague would never had texted that to you unless he knew you would be sympathetic to hearing it.

[Peace Of Mind]

That's not fair! She shouldn't be punished if somebody trusts her to vent to! Many people vent to me about things that I may not necessarily agree with! But I will still listen so they can get it out without worrying about it being repeated or going off on the person they are upset with. I did the same when I worked. Venting is just a way to let out frustration without getting in trouble for feeling bad at that moment. It may not mean you agree or feel that way all the time (either party). Unless it is chronic... then that means we agree and really feel that way all the time.

[Rocky Mtn Saver]

Does the supervisor know the text was originally directed at you?

[milee]

Not sure wrongside has a problem since Jan probably can't tell who the text was actually meant for.

I can sympathize with this guy, though, since just last week I mistexted. I was running a few minutes late to pick up a friend for Boot Camp and thought I was texting her. Later that day another friend with a very similar name called me laughing to ask why I'd texted her "On my way" at 5:00 AM... Ooops.

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I agree, POM! But that doesn't mean their boss will necessarily feel the same way. People do tend to offer their opinions to those they will think will at least be sympathetic to them ...

[Rocky Mtn Saver]

I had a whole confusing text conversation one day with the wrong Mikayla from my contact list. It took us a while to figure out why we were confusing each other! Clearly not the brightest bulbs in the box.