Woke up to an email CC’d to 72 people to tell me my work is wrong

[CcWanker]

It literally just says

“This is WRONG Jane. WRONG”

I send out a report each week to all 72 people. One of those people has found an error and replied to all 72 with the above.

The report is literally a rundown of figures sent to me from different people which I collate into this report, it’s basically a weekly sitrep.

1. the error is so minor it makes no difference to anything
2. it isn’t my error it’s the error of the person who sent me that part of the report

This report goes out to exec level people all the way down to the bottom of the food chain. The person who has cc’d everyone is a very senior manager.

Do I respond to just her or everyone and make it clear it’s not my error?

Are you sure that everyone doesn’t already know what’s they’re like?

I was relatively new at my company and emailed another department asking for some help so I could cover them whilst they went on business trip (nobody asked me to I just knew it needed doing) and the directors wife emailed an enormous long email berating that department for not putting anything in place whilst they went.

I felt so awkward, I thought they were always going to think I was a plonker. After speak to them turns out she was the plonker and everyone knows she’s dramatic so it was a total non issue.

I know this isn’t relevant to you, I’m just saying don’t be embarrassed because it’s likely atleast some of the 72 know they’re dramatic.

Also love Squirrels email.

How unprofessional of her/him even if it was your mistake! Yes reply to all with one of the polite but firm messages suggested above, you have the high ground keep it and don’t mention the other person whose mistake it actually was

Her behaviour is never tackled because apparently it’s “cultural”

Which is bullshit because many of our colleagues are from the same culture and manage not to be wankers everyday of the week

lots of great advice, but don't worry over it. It reflects badly on the person sending it, not on you

All 72 of those people copied in, will be aghast at this. Its actually so odd I would assume that person is having some sort of... Issue.
Agree with some of the suggestions above for wording. You'll end up coming out of it much better.

@CcWanker

She is well known for being a dick.

She once emailed a colleague to ask them if they could read. Seriously.

If she’s well known for being an area (& I’ve worked with one of those too who would TOTALLY send an email like this) then how you respond - with dignity - to all the other cc’ed Higher Ups is actually an excellent calling card for you and your professionalism. Because everyone loves a goggle at a publicly played out polite but firm slap down. You’ll gain fans if you just keep it very very polite...

Has she pressed reply to all by mistake, seems a total waste of everyones time. Reply to her and selected managers who need to know that you just print off the info you are given and suggest she discuss this with the person concerned.

@NoSquirrels

I might reply with something like

Thanks for noting that, RudeManager.

Could I please ask that everyone double-checks their data before sending through as I collate what’s sent in to me but have no way of checking for accuracy of figures provided.

Many thanks,

Jane

This is the approach I’d agree with, but I’d pull in my line manager beforehand and advise them of this intended reply before I sent it.

If she’s as notoriously rude as this, it is now noted by 72 people. I’d make a point of saying to your line manager that you don’t appreciate being treated like this either, that it’s important for those in positions of seniority to remain professional and respectful.

@CcWanker

She is well known for being a dick.

She once emailed a colleague to ask them if they could read. Seriously.

Oh my! I have been that dick!

I once was on a call and asked someone if they had been trained at all. My colleagues called me out on it - as they should have.

(lateral thought.....I know that people called Karen are annoyed at the insult of being called a "karen", but are Dicks bothered by the term "dick"?)

Why would you do that @SmudgeButt ?

Milk the moral high ground for all it’s worth. This woman is an unprofessional cow, and everyone can see it.

Speak to line manager and draft a very polite email to all. Ask you manager to deal with the bitch and log an official complaint with hr.

Are you Jane? Or is Jane the person whose data was wrong?

What a dick. Completely unacceptable. I think the suggested email along the lines of it not being your mistake but you’ll reach out privately is a good suggestion.

Just as an aside though, in future could you put the 72 people in a BCC rather than CC? As someone who gets ccd into hundreds of emails a day, it’s really annoying when lots of people are in cc rather than in bcc because there’s always (at least) one muppet who does a reply all when they meant to just reply to the sender; resulting in lots more emails.

I’d go with what @NoSquirrels has put, and definitely reply to all.

Fgs cultural is code for no one wants to deal with it. Dh has a woman, with ‘cultural’ issues at work. I understand her culture is more forthright but she’s rude and aggressive. He’s the first one to tackle her. She’s not senior to him though. This woman sounds like a right bully. I hope your line manager has your back.

I agree with the BCC suggestion.

As for 'cultural' behaviour, check your company policy for bullying and harassment. Usually if you feel bullied or harassed it can be justification for a complaint.

Wait and let it take it’s course. Very likely whoever provided the data will say something.
Also very likely someone will say “I don’t need to be copied in on this”.
Etc etc

Everyone will know she’s an arse

As pp said
wait till Monday
send the previous reply

AND
send to your manager and say you want an apology/acknowledgement that this is NOT COOL, even if only from your own manager not Senior Dick

That's 73 people thinking "what a wanker." To her, not you.

As she’s got form for it, people will know you’ve done nothing wrong and she is being very unprofessional. Good luck, keep the high ground as others have suggested, and hopefully her boss will say something to her (I certainly would)

Or just reply (cc-everyone). “Oh did you supply the wrong info - let me know and I’ll correct that for you and don’t worry we all make mistakes”

don’t actually do this

I wouldn't cc everybody in to your reply, it will just irritate everybody else - with you, not her. It's unfair but tackle it in a better way.

If it were me, I would wait to respond, not rush to do it on a Sunday where it would show that you were desperate to cover your arse - putting together a response to rude manager and copying in ONLY her line manager. I'd make the response pointed about the collation of information and suggest that she check the sources before spouting off - and to round off, I'd tell her that I don't appreciate being reprimanded - wrongly - to all and sundry.

You can't put any of that in a cc e-mail to everyone and if you do cc everyone, it will just look like you're trying to shift the blame. I wouldn't do that. Take her down tactically.

Forward to your manager with "No Squirrel's" text and ask them to intervene because the behaviour was undermining and has upset you. And follow it up for a progress report.

I wouldn’t reply to all
Clarify with your manager what the best approach would be. It could be they speak to the person or their manager
The person who sent the email reply will look like a twat