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To have told colleague I'd would do a poo

225 replies

chellochello · 11/12/2019 21:14

Most embarrassing day of my life - I have sent an email to a young male Collegue saying these exact words 'OK I will do a POO'

Now what I should have said was 'ok I will raise a PO' (purchase order) but in my rush I typed the above am I'm just mortified- he did place my order so he knew what I really meant and he hasn't said anything about it but I'm so embarrassed Blush

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GirlRaisedInTheSouth · 11/12/2019 23:50

I sent a letter to the head Rabbi that went like this:

“Dear Rabbi ——“, I am writing to you about your penis.”

It was meant to say ‘pension.’

Bluerussian · 11/12/2019 23:52

Oh dear, that's up there with, "Pubic health assessment", and "It is a phallasy" :-). We all make typing errors, don't worry about it.

64sNewName · 11/12/2019 23:57

@Emmeline50, was your friend emailing customers about their gym swimming pool closing down, by any chance?

Because when mine closed, we all got an email just like that apologising for any incontinence it might cause Grin - and then ten minutes later, one of those “Sender has recalled the message” emails came through. I don’t think those actually do anything, they’re just a desperate bid to stop people reading the original mail, but it gave me a very clear image of a panicked person in an office realising what they’d done Grin

DBML · 12/12/2019 00:08

I apparently once worked as a ‘foof technology teacher’ on a job application.

AutumnRose1 · 12/12/2019 00:12

@DBML

😂

Don’t worry, that will be a job soon!

LauraMB13 · 12/12/2019 00:40

This thread is gold.

I once emailed a former boss to tell him that I’d “pooped that into the diary for you” instead of popped. Luckily he thought it was hilarious.

stupidtabloidheadlines · 12/12/2019 01:08

I once cheerily invited my former colleagues to sign up for 'Secret Satan'.

undercoveraessedai · 12/12/2019 01:23

Working for Essex County Council years ago and being a fast but not very accurate typist meant my emails to pretty much everyone outside of my work got flagged as spam for having "Essex Cunty Council" in the signature 🤦🤦🤦

Emmeline50 · 12/12/2019 01:32

64sNewName No it wasn't though your story did make me laugh!

AutumnRose1 · 12/12/2019 01:39

@stupidtabloidheadlines. “ I once cheerily invited my former colleagues to sign up for 'Secret Satan”

Hey, that’s a great idea! Grin

StoppinBy · 12/12/2019 02:07

When I first started working at a pub the first customer I poured a beer for was a man called Richard, everyone of course called him by his nick name 'Dick'.

So I said to him across the bar, quite loudly as I gave it to him "you're my first, Dick" which when spoken of course has no punctuation and comes out as "you're my first dick" much to the amusement of everyone within ear shot of me haha.

Very embarrassing!

Just laugh it off it's mentioned lol.

Elderflower14 · 12/12/2019 02:42

Nominated for Classics....

Mypathtriedtokillme · 12/12/2019 02:49

I told me 2 year old “I can’t” do something she wanted right that second as i was organising something with the plumber and electrician who had just arrived.
She was then wailing “you cunt” (actually was you can’t we’ll atleast I hope it was) over and over while on the floor in a puddle of toddler.
(They both laughed a lot)

ButterflyBook · 12/12/2019 03:02

I sent a text to an employee of rather large proportions. And I mean very, remarkably, large, not just a little plump, and somehow my phone translated it to " Hi mammoth"
It was a what's app so was able to cancel it within seconds so no harm done. I'm not suggesting this is remotely funny, it's not and I still cringe at the thought that I might not have noticed. It's made me extra careful with texts.

HanginWithMyGnomies · 12/12/2019 03:09

I’m laughing too hard at this thread! 😂

OhDearMe2019 · 12/12/2019 04:00

A colleague sent me an email asking how to do something within a software program. I sent them an email back with the answer: Hold down the "Shit" key while pressing another key at the same time.

I also sent an email to "Deaf" Bill (rather than Dear)

stupidtabloidheadlines · 12/12/2019 04:00

AutumnRose it could be...not sure how it would work but there is potential!

Thoughtlessinengland · 12/12/2019 04:38

Email to colleague Jon forever autocorrecting Jon to Hon....

wonkytonkwoman · 12/12/2019 05:06

Back in the day when I typed my Uni essays on a typewriter I once typed 'orgasm' instead of organism.

I got 65% for that paper.

PhilCornwall1 · 12/12/2019 05:13

We've all done it. Years ago I sent an email to my wife (or thought I did), saying a few things and signed off telling her I loved her. There was a person in the organisation with the same first name and I selected her email address by mistake.

I didn't realise I'd done it until I got one back saying "it's great that you love me, but I'm old enough to be your mum".

Warpdrive · 12/12/2019 05:17

I was arranging a liftshare with a colleague once and asked him if he wouldnt mind, could he 'lick me up at home'...

originaldomesticgodess · 12/12/2019 05:22

When organising a trip for the cubs I asked that they all bring 'a waterproof goat'.

memaymamo · 12/12/2019 05:24

This is why I have a two minute send delay on all my emails through Outlook. Saves a surprising number of faux pas.

RLOU30 · 12/12/2019 05:46

I once prepared a will for a client to come in and sign but instead of putting executor put executer basically asking her to name the person who was going to hang her..

adriennewillfly · 12/12/2019 05:47

Invent another acronym for POO - Purchase Order Obligation or something.