My Biggest Email Blunder...EVER!

When I started working at my first corporate job back in 1995, I was given my very own email account. This was a big deal for me, as I started that job as a temp (more on that to come in a later post) and I'd never had an email account before. Since I've been poking fun at others for their email mishaps, I thought I better share my own. 'Cause if you can't laugh at yourself...

One of the first books I was assigned to work on at my new job was Investing For People Who Aren't Too Smart. (That's not the actual title, but anyone who thinks about it for a second can figure out where I once worked. Hint: Think black and yellow.) The title was shortened to Invest FP for all email correspondence. Well, I was about two weeks into my new position and I had to email the team assigned to this title. I typed up my email, with Invest FP as the subject line. I hit send and then, a few minutes later, I was absolutely mortified to see the responses coming in. When the first reply came in, I immediately noticed the subject line of "Incest FP." OMG, who would do that, that's so not funny, was my first thought. Then, my brain actually kicked into action and I realized what I had done! How could I have done that?! I looked down at the keyboard and the "C" and "V" keys are right next to each other, so it was an honest mistake, but still...

It was a running joke for a couple of weeks and then it faded away, thank God! I did notice that I was not assigned to work on the Sex For People Who Aren't Too Smart book. Coincidence? To this day I still wonder.