Epic f*ck up
Feb. 21st, 2012 12:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
drwexSomeone just sent the most epic fuck-up email I've witnessed in a while. The sequence goes like this:
Person A sends mail to $VERYBIGLIST of people, with a notice of job availability.
Person B sends private mail to A indicating interest in this job.
Person A then sends a mail to $VERYBIGLIST saying "Dear $nameofPersonB thank you for your interest in our job; here are the details you asked for."
I can't swear that B's manager reads that email list, but you can damnsure bet his coworkers do.
The piece de resistance on this is that A's email contains the standard footer:
As if _that_ would protect you from a fuck-up of these proportions. I know Person B, in a professional context, and I feel sorry for him being outed this way. But man that's funny.
Person A sends mail to $VERYBIGLIST of people, with a notice of job availability.
Person B sends private mail to A indicating interest in this job.
Person A then sends a mail to $VERYBIGLIST saying "Dear $nameofPersonB thank you for your interest in our job; here are the details you asked for."
I can't swear that B's manager reads that email list, but you can damnsure bet his coworkers do.
The piece de resistance on this is that A's email contains the standard footer:
NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: The contents of this e-mail message, including any attachments, are meant only for the intended recipient of the transmission. It contains information that is confidential and proprietary to the sender and/or the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, be advised that any dissemination, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and please permanently delete all copies of the original e-mail and any attached documentation from any computer or other media. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
As if _that_ would protect you from a fuck-up of these proportions. I know Person B, in a professional context, and I feel sorry for him being outed this way. But man that's funny.
