Have you ever made a serious breach of office etiquette that made you want to call in sick? This hilarious conversation on Twitter has people sharing their stories of times they’ve screwed up in the workplace and ended up looking pretty unprofessional.

One user named Maurice started off the story round with a time he was annoyed when a business contact spelled his name wrong, so he called them out only to be told that they were just following his lead, and to take a look at his own signature. A lot of people were reminded of their own fails, and this thread was born.

Some of them can be blamed on Autocorrect, which has been “ducking” us over since its invention. It’s usually fairly benevolent when you send an unintentionally crude message to a friend and you both giggle like you’re 12 years old, but when you send it to the whole office, it can feel like the equivalent of having your pants rip while you’re giving a presentation. As much as we resent autocorrect, though, we’re not much better off without it. When you simply mistype, forget words, or send an email to the wrong person, unfortunately, you have nobody to blame but yourself.

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Tweet showing a workplace fail where someone repeatedly forgets to attach an email attachment in multiple follow-ups.

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    Screenshot of a tweet sharing a workplace fail about sending 30 CVs with a humorous cover letter greeting.

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    Screenshot of a tweet sharing a workplace fail involving an autocorrect error changing customers to cucumbers.

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    In 2018, the United States Embassy in Australia accidentally distributed an email titled “meeting” inviting recipients to a “cat pajama-jam” with a picture of a cat wearing a Cookie Monster costume and offering a plate of cookies to illustrate. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the email also contained a section of Latin (the trusty sample text Lorem Ipsum, perhaps?) and a RSVP button. The public affairs counselor described the mistake as a “training error” made by a new hire learning their way around the email newsletter procedure.
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    Tweet about a workplace fail involving an accidental email name change after updating a YouTube username.

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    Tweet by Erica Grace about a workplace fail where autocorrect changed "best" to "beast" in professional emails.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail where an employee accidentally replies to a client with a humorous typo.

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    If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t notice your mistakes until the moment you’ve pressed the send button, it might be worth turning on the “undo send” feature on your email. Just make sure you don’t get too comfortable with it, or else you’ll start not noticing your mistakes until the buffer time has passed and it’s really sent.
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    Tweet about a phone autocorrect workplace fail where the name Danielle changes to Da Jelly frequently.

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    Tweet sharing a workplace fail about a manager pointing out spelling errors in an important email in a professional setting.

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    Screenshot of a Twitter post sharing a workplace fail about misreporting a popping sound in audio production speakers.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail story about mistakenly taking a manager home instead of to a sales call.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail where a fundraising email was sent with placeholder names, leading to no donation.

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    Screenshot of a workplace fail email where a name was auto-corrected to Slick, illustrating common workplace fails.

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    Tweet screenshot showing a workplace fail where an employee emailed a senior executive with an awkward greeting mistake.

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    Tweet about a workplace fail where "library" was misspelled as "libary" in an email signature for three years.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail where an email meant for one person was accidentally sent to all 2,200 staff members.

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    Tweet showing workplace fail where someone repeatedly called a person by the wrong name in email despite correction.

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    Tweet showing a humorous workplace fail where a person was mistakenly addressed by the wrong name in a company letter.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail where someone accidentally signed off emails with the wrong name using a phone.

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    Tweet showing a workplace fail about misspelling a name, shared by one of 40 people describing their workplace fails.

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    Screenshot of a tweet sharing a funny workplace fail involving an email mishap and client communication.

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    Twitter post from Alexa sharing a workplace fail about emailing and misgendering a secretary while copying the CEO.

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    Tweet recounting a workplace fail involving a restaurant confusing the sender’s Twitter handle with their real name.

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    Email screenshots showing repeated workplace fails with misspelled names and professional communication errors.


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