help
Monday, October 15, 2007 by amy
Dear God, make a bird so I may fly far far away. I just accidentally sent a Shelfari invite to my entire Gmail address book, which includes business folks, like, oh, my HR rep at the 7,000-person organization for which I now work. Help.
Thing is I was too busy to even be checking Gmail but it (my email about Shelfari) looked interesting so while I was awaiting another (work) email, I signed up and accidentally hit “next” not knowing that it was sending it to my entire list.
It reminds me when, at Corporate Executive Board, I submitted an automated voicemail to about 200 people, messed up during it, and muttered (loudly), “oh crap!” or maybe worse. I literally hid under my desk in my cubicle. For like 30 minutes.
Wish I could do that now…
UPDATE:
Turns out this email also went to a woman with whom I once interviewed, as well as members of a Board of Trustees on which I serve. This means it went to the whole Board.
You heard me.
I am laughing out loud - not only because I just received a lovely e-mail about Shefali but also because I remember a certain voicemail…”oh crap” might be the PG version!
Oh, inappropriate emails - what a great topic. At my former job (where I had the pleasure of working with Chilly), I once accidentally sent the VP of the company an email quoting Spaceballs, the movie: “It looks like she’s gone from SUCK to BLOW.”
That was a turning point in my career.
Oh yes - former cubemate- you recall. I think it was worse too.
and LC, I recall that too!!! lol.
former cubemate, remember too when I sent my marketer an email, meant for you, but sent to him, that said, “I wonder what my marketer is gonna get me for Christmas. I bet he forgets or gets me something lame.”
Oh, I was smooth. Oh, and I still got it.
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I got a reminder this morning. I wonder how long they are going to pester me (and apparently half the east coast) to join?
Hilarious and terrible, both. Wonder how many members of the board sign-up? haha!
I once worked for this film co, and mistakenly copied the president a message not intended for his virgin eyes. Had to beg his secretary to go into his email and erase it. It worked out, but there was espionage involved.