Made a miscalculation, a genuine error, at work re numbers of clients seen. Came up with inflated figure from a spread sheet. Now, from outside the team, it's been queried. Our small team has had therefore to send round an email retracting the original figure.
It's surely remembered that it was me who came up with this figure. I didn't say anything - just joined in, quietly and certainly very embarrassed, with the writing of the team email to correct the original figure.
The other team members may be wondering why I did't say: 'O heck, I think that was me - so sorry' (but in fairness, at the time, they might have queried the number and checked for themselves before it got out).
Tomorrow morning, do I fess up (even though they must recall it was essentially my error)? I'm not particularly easy with them at the best of times (they're close friends as well as colleagues) and, no harm to them, but they do exclude me rather a lot. Still, I get on with my work and don't receive complaints.
This business about the figure will blow over - eventually. For now, I am wrestling with saying nothing, as if I couldn't recall quite who came up with the figure, or coming straight out with it. I hope that whatever I do, the other two continue see this as a case of collective responsibility and don't 'out' me - though no doubt that will happen informally. But I want the cold air of this afternoon to disappear and maybe that means saying 'Opps'? Feel embarrassed and anxious.