\u201cUhm Wim? Is it true you just mailed a salary file?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s correct, to head office though. Not to you. Right?<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, not just to me, but to the entire internal distribution group, Wim.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wim turned ghostly pale and sprinted back to his computer. There, he got the chilling confirmation. His e-mail with the full salary file had been sent to ALL employees… <\/p>\n
His fingers trembled as he immediately tried to recall the sent e-mail. <\/p>\n
To no avail… \u201cMessage Recall Failure\u201d<\/p>\n
Of course, we could condemn Wim. This should never have happened to him, especially as he is the Compensation & Benefits Director. And who doesn\u2019t double-check (or triple-check) the content of an e-mail beforehand? And who you are sending it to? Especially when such sensitive content is involved. <\/p>\n
Nonetheless, I dare say that everyone (yes, you too!) has made a catastrophic blunder like this at some point.<\/p>\n
A good employer sees the human side of this. Drawing the ultimate consequence from something like this is questionable. <\/p>\n
As a HR Consultant & HR Coach, I share my own blunders with glee. I am only human, after all. If you would like to find out more, contact me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cUhm Wim? Is it true you just mailed a salary file?\u201d \u201cThat\u2019s correct, to head office though. Not to you. Right? \u201cWell, not just to me, but to the entire … <\/p>\n