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Just looking for a bit of support, upset with the boss

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Bobbybooo · 11/08/2024 11:32

Hello ladies,
DH has ADHD and ASD so no chance getting any support from him. All day alone, so feeling particularly down today ..
Had messed up in work, it'll cost a few hundred pounds to the company. It's nothing really in a big scheme of things, I've been doing this job for over 10 y and been good, never had such a problem.
Everything was going wrong this week, things got more difficult and slow - call it Brexit, crisis, lack of staff, whatever - it just adds to my job with constant chasing, reminding, emailing, worrying, doing other people's job.
Anyway, laid it all down in an email to the boss with what had happened, how sorry I was, that it was totally my error (even though there were three checkpoints down the line, but apparently no one thought to query it as I never make mistakes?!). Had a stern email back yesterday, copying unnecessarily some colleagues in, saying what a waste of money, and that in the future my work had to be monitored.

Fair enough, but feeling shitty and almost like quitting my job. Thank you for reading this far. Am I being vain and unreasonable, do I deserve that attitude for one cock up and just need to get over myself?

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saveforthat · 11/08/2024 11:34

I think it's really harsh if everything is as you describe. I would push back and suggest the checkers have some responsibility here.

Bobbybooo · 11/08/2024 11:37

saveforthat · 11/08/2024 11:34

I think it's really harsh if everything is as you describe. I would push back and suggest the checkers have some responsibility here.

It is as I described. Technically it's not others responsibility to check on this kind of things especially from someone as senior as I am but it was such an obvious mistake, and all they needed was a quick email to me asking are you sure this is right? I think some of them were off, so it just went through...

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Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 11/08/2024 12:05

I fucked up a few weeks ago op - l apologised profusely to my boss then kept a VERY low profile forna few days - he probably just needs to calm down then will realise it was a one off. Bloody hell has he never made a mistake?!

Bobbybooo · 11/08/2024 12:38

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 11/08/2024 12:05

I fucked up a few weeks ago op - l apologised profusely to my boss then kept a VERY low profile forna few days - he probably just needs to calm down then will realise it was a one off. Bloody hell has he never made a mistake?!

Thank you. It's funny how much better I feel after posting this.

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Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 11/08/2024 13:25

Bobbybooo · 11/08/2024 12:38

Thank you. It's funny how much better I feel after posting this.

Sometimes you need others to put it into perspective for you eh? Xx

longdistanceclaraclara · 11/08/2024 13:59

There should never be a single point of failure (you in this case), I'd point that out to them.

itsallbowlsbaby · 11/08/2024 14:02

Sometimes we fuck up and get told off and feel a bit bruised for a few days and rail against the injustice of it all, but ultimately, his job is to tell you off. The working world is just one infinite circle of people fucking up and other people telling them off.

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