Tell me your horror stories of wrongly sent/forwarded messages to help me cope.

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I'm dying of cringe here. I feel so tense.I didn't even do the crime but I've got palpitations here.

My mate just sent our Cookery WhatsApp group a photo of her boyfriend proposing to her. Another member of the WhatsApp group forwarded the photo to a different WhatsApp group, let's say a Jigsaw WhatsApp group, with a not-so-complimentary message.

Unbeknownst to the forwarder, the newly engaged mate is also in the Jigsaw WhatsApp group.

The Jigsaw WhatsApp group is very quiet. Eerily quiet.

Oh my god. My actual heart.

[WhatsApp groups aren't actually Cookery and Jigsaws - invented to protect the identities of those involved].

I don't have anything to relate this experience to. The worst it got for me was when I once text my boss a picture intended for DP.

DP was, say, Dave in my contact list and my boss was, say, Davey.
The picture was of a terrible, terrible, non-risen, beige stodge-fest of a cake I'd made on my day off with the accompanying message "I'm a shit head".

After I'd reassured my boss I wasn't having a breakdown (just bad a baking), it was all fine. I changed DP's name in my contact list very soon after.

Christ @Mamato3boysand2dogs that's not necessary really is it? 😧

Is it possible that OP said she was in the group so that if any other group members came across the thread she wouldn't be outed as the sender? I don't see why that's so bad, many others are sharing similar stories so why single out OP as nasty?

Doesn't make any difference to the thread IMO

I’ve worked in HR disciplinary and seen some beauties - sexy chats, ones pulling other members of staff to shreds, even one where two people were looking to defraud the company - all discussed over instant messaging of some kind.

The younger gens seem to get it mixed up with WhatsApp and think you can say what you like however as in the case of many big companies there is software “listening” - with certain trigger words often swearing. We used to sack people a lot cos all the evidence is in black and white.

My advice, develop code words, disguise swearing or better still take it to WhatsApp lol

My daughter was texting me about a row at work and the comments of some of her co workers.I texted back saying how unfair and disappointing this was.
Meanwhile I was also trying to reach my plumber for an emergency with the boiler when he texted back that he was in Spain on holiday.
Of course I sent the text to him and he was not happy.
He came back saying it was a shame he was not allowed a holiday and he was quite nasty.
I told him the text was not for him but I don't think he believed me. Awkward !

That's so mean of her though.

You're living up to your username by posting a batshit comment in shouty banshee CAPS

There are no ticks at all, blue or otherwise, on posts that are made by other posters in a WhatsApp group chat.

I was a participant of a private court hearing which was held over Zoom during the pandemic. The Judge told us to go for a 15 minute break and just to mute our cameras rather than exit and lose the Zoom meeting. I muted my camera.

My husband had just come in from work. The dog greeted him. He said "are you a good girl" to the dog whilst fussing her. To which I replied in a stupid voice "I'm a good girl, do you know what good girls deserve", he said (joking ofc) "a good spanking" and I said "nope... a cup of tea".

I had muted my camera. BUT NOT MY MICROPHONE. The Judge was still sat on Zoom.

I had once been very ill and lost a lot of weight having been hospitalised. I then went on holiday and put some pictures on Facebook

A girl who used to work for me accidentally copied me into a message to several other girls stating

"Whatever mystery illness she had didn't get rid of her thunder thighs"

I sent naked photos of myself to DP, but I didn't-I sent them to a colleague. Luckily a colleague who was also a friend, and she hadn't checked her phone by the time I managed to unsend!

I did this again not long following, but sent to an ex-colleague who was first in my phone. I wasn't so lucky this time and he did see them. He says as his name starts with two 'As' it happens regularly (I do not quite understand why) and he's always receiving messages meant for other people!

I once took a photo of me in my pants and bra from the back to send to my great mate who is a physio (for her advice) and sent it to the work chat group by accident (WhatsApp) as the work group and my friend have the same first 3 letters.
That's literally the most cringe thing that's every happened to me in my entire life. One person eventually thanked me for the only interesting message in the most boring group chat ever, and surprisingly nobody from HR ever had a go at me...

A colleague sent our group chat a message with the N word in it that was meant for a friend. He rightfully got in a lot of trouble.

I sent a text to my (miserable, difficult arse of a Father in law) direct to my Father in law, telling him what a miserable difficult arse he is. (Meant for my friend) I tried desperately to retrieve it but was all too late. My heart literally stopped beating and i was very clammy 😆Luckily he is now my ex Father in law!

I once bought a new blouse/long shirt that was made of super soft, sheer chiffon...the kind you DEFINITELY need to wear a chemise under!

I tried it on straight after a shower...with nothing underneath...and though it looked very 'nice' (ahem 😬)

So I snapped a quick photo and sent it to...my 82 year old gran, with the message, 'new top...what do you think? 😉😉😉' (lots of winky faces 🤦‍♀️)

She messaged back...'very nice darling...but your nipples will get frostbite...pop on a cardi!'

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Not me but a friend was on a work trip with our boss. Boss goes to the loo and accidentally messages my friend instead of her husband............
"I really enjoyed you fing me from behind last night whilst f*ing my a**hole".
My friend didn't know what to do so she just ignored it. It was on WhatsApp so boss could see it had been read but she just acted normal. So mortifying.

I also know a guy who sent his aunt a message that was meant for his girlfriend. This is so awful but here goes... "I'm down my nans having a w**k, can you come down and finish me off"
So so so terrible and hilarious at the same time.

Argh just realized the three stars makes it go bold. You will just have to use your imagination for the above!

One of the Team Leaders at work posted a confidential message not meant for us underlings in the group chat. It said something like, "Xxxx is on the watch list", referring to someone missing targets. So this meant everyone including Xxxx was aware of her plight.
Generally in life if I am going to say something uncharitable I use the spoken, not the written word. I even resort sometimes to venting about individuals to people who will never know or meet them, e.g. in a different city.
I'm just trying to avoid bother.

This really has me laughing 😂

I did similar once, but with an ‘eye roll’ gif 😬🤣

Not a text as such but an fb message
dp was at work and it was a slow night for him,so we started sexting
my son messages me in the middle of all this and I answered him
it was getting steamy with dp,so I took a snap of my ‘top half’ (thank fuck I didn’t go any lower) and sent it
about 30 seconds later,my son messages me ‘mum,why have you sent me a pic of your boobs?’
worst bit is,he’d put his phone on the side,and when I sent it,his phone lit up-both his bestie and his then girlfriend saw it…

@zen1 and @Sacredheart7 . Literally crying. I've got to Page 9 and am still laughing like Mutley, between the tears 😆

Yea if the blue ticks are appearing then it was you who sent it OP. C'mon, fess up.

When I was a teen I had a huge crush on a boy who was in my friend's class at college. One day I messaged her saying 'let me know if Matt is in today"...but Sent it to him. Cringe.

Also received a pic of my friends bum meant for her boyfriend...

Correct

I was also trying to reach my plumber for an emergency with the boiler when he texted back that he was in Spain on holiday.

My DM is having this problem with plumbers being in Spain when she needs one. Do they ever go anywhere else on holiday or is this code for ‘bugger off I’ve got a more lucrative job on’?

@StupidSmallFruit dear? How patronising. Was that your attempt at being clever/funny?

I stand by my comments to the OP if it was her and not some made up story. If you are poisonous enough to make spiteful comments about someone's proposal pics, then you get what's coming (ridicule) if you get caught out.

Maybe it'll teach OP to stop being nasty about others. Probably not.

I was hungover at work and meant to email a friend in the office... subject 'Fergus' [name of my boss... a very boring solicitor].... content of email 'I think he wants me'........ though of course i sent it to him. Eeek. I told him later email was a mistake and to ignore, he was very red and flustered.... as was I!