Did I spell anything wrong? Don't forget that when you are reading an email, the message means nothing if the subject line has a spelling error in it! Please tell me if you make it your regular practice to point out the mistakes of others - especially to their bosses! It must be the duty of some to make sure this task is accomplished.
I was asked to send an email on behalf of my boss, the high and powerful wizard of...I mean the President, at 5:00 the other day. Why 5:00 and why couldn't he send it since he was still in the office? I'm not sure, but whatever, I took the order and did just that. I re-read and re-read the email several times, however, the man has quite the last name and in the subject line I had typed 'on belhalf of...'. Did I check this line over and over? Well I guess not as I spelled his name wrong - skipping one letter. Is this a problem? It probably shouldn't have happened, but do we all make mistakes and was the message way more important than the subject line? YES! My co-worker took it upon himself to send an email back to my boss pointing out the spelling error saying "make sure you tell her to spell your name right next time" rather than commenting on the actual information in the body of the email.
Will I ever get off this island and fit in as part of a team here? I am not sure. What is the purpose of calling someone out like that. One of my other co-workers gave me really good advice - respect others until they stop respecting you. I am going to try my best to abide by this from now on. I won't hold grudges, but respsect is so important - especially in the workplace. This experience has taught me never to throw stones - we all make mistakes, but it's much better to focus on the successes rather than the failures. AND karma is a bitch and will eventually smack that person around! I am counting on it!
