Several months ago I was informed by a manager in my department that I was working too slowly and that I needed to speed up. I had not been aware of this so I made a conscious effort to work more quickly and my performance figures have reflected this. Yesterday, the same manager accidentally forwarded on a chain of emails from our head of department intended for the other managers that contain a week by week summary of those who have been underperforming or have generated other causes for concern, to the ENTIRE department. My name was mentioned multiple times as my performance figures are being monitored, and now all of my colleagues know this. An hour later they sent another email to everyone stating that there was nothing detrimental against any member of staff in the email trail, that it was sent in error and that any concerns should be addressed with them and only them as they were the one who sent it. It was essentially a CYA email and contained no apology. Is this something that I should inform HR of or would they not be interested as it was done in error? Is individual employees performance data considered confidential information?
I am utterly mortified and feel I could now be the subject of gossip around the office. When I first started reading the email and realised what it was and the information it contained I felt sick. I suffer from anxiety and this has completely knocked my confidence.