"The" tapas evening : work WhatsApp group, received in error, I believe. WWYD?

[LadyinLavende]

This is more a WWYD

I work in a large organisation with several large departments which are distinct ; there are some "colleagues" in other departments that I know by name but wouldn't recognise on the street, but there are others with whom I interact weekly or even on a daily basis.
There is one colleague, C, with whom I have been working on a particular project for which she has set up a specific WhatsApp group, but otherwise each "department" has its own group.
I have also recently helped C out with a personal development project she was working on outside work (it was only an hour, but it was in my personal time.)

I have just received a WhatsApp message from C on the project group saying "I suggest Monday 1st July for the tapas evening: I propose to bring homemade sangria.

I have not heard mention of a tapas evening before, but the use of "the" suggests to me that it has been discussed between a particuar group and they are trying to fix a date. I really think C meant to send it to her departmental group: a tapas evening is the kind of thing her department would organise, but having only arrived in the company just before Christmas I have no idea if last year all the departments had a joint "pre summer holiday" event, (tapas or something else) or if each department organises their own event.

So should I pretend I haven't seen it and let C realise her mistake? I am the only member of the project group who is not also a member of C's main departmental group.

Should I reply : "I don't think this was meant for me."
Should I reply "Yes, lovely, I'll bring homemade pizza."

Other suggestions?

How did you sort it out? Hope you said it was a mistake, this is what I would do and then wait for a reply.

Sorry, hmm, what did you want to say?

You know what, burritos might be fine. Yes you will say they are Mexican... But what do they speak in Mexico? Spanish... so here we go.

Is the ‘thanks’ new? Thank you for the ‘thanks’ i received 😀

Blimey, I’m surprised you’ve got any if you’re this rude IRL.

I would have answered ‘what tapas night?’
then you might have got more information or an apology for your exclusion.

Gosh. Perhaps you’re lovely really but you come across as a bellend.

Thoroughly enjoyed this thread. Well done to everyone who worked hard to make it as great as it is xx

Ask your colleague via a personal message.

Most likely it's just for "them", so don't make it weird.

Sounds like you're going to have a lovely time OP.
Slightly confused about all the bitter old hags in the comments being rude and nasty for no reason!
It seems like they couldn't find anything to latch on to as you posted saying the issue was resolved positively. People will literally take anything and run with it as long as it makes them feel superior to others!

I think check you're invited before you turn up 😅

But I don't think you're being unreasonable at all.

Did they say when and where the tapas party is? then it may have been a sort of invitation.

When I asked where it was the group leader said it was at her home, and she was doing the catering, so no need for us to bring anything. And she made loads of lovely tapas and pintxos (as well as a thoroughly drinkable sangria!).
So I made and took a homemade traybake that her teenage boys and husband can take to school / work for snacks if they want to, and the group of us clubbed togather to buy a couple of nice plants for her garden. (Someone who knows her better than I do organised this).
It was a really enjoyable evening: I didn't get home until nearly midnight and up again at 6 a.m. so there was a group of us looking rather the worse for wear at work today (nothing like matching hangovers to create team spirit, although it was only lack of sleep in our case, not alcohol as most of us had to drive home). It was interesting to get the perspective of co-workers from the other department on how the company works..... and a few juicy items of gossip I won't be repeating!
So I'm glad I went, even though I was a bit nervous at being the only "outsider" and may have come across as a bit quiet because of that......

Glad you enjoyed it OP!