'Always double-check your recipients before hitting send': New hire embarrasses herself by sending workout video to her entire team

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Feb 17, 2024 2:00 PM EST

Sending a message to the wrong recipient is a classic mistake that most of the time, is minor. Sending an embarrassing workout video to your entire team of new coworkers is not exactly a minor error. 

Thankfully, I have yet to find myself in a similar situation where I have embarrassed myself to that extent in a workplace environment. However, I have on occasion texted an unkind thought about a family member or a date to that very person. There may be ways to unsend messages now given advancements in technology, but you cannot undo the embarrassment that you feel during those moments when you totally messed up. 

As many folks in the comments section of this original Reddit post suggested, the only way this employee can move forward unscathed is if she owns her mistake and even makes a joke about it. Keep scrolling below for the full story. When you're done, check out this post about a toxic CEO's response to a Glassdoor review.

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    GJE Broc "I'm the girl who accidentally shared her sweaty, red-faced workout video with the entire office"
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    TI U by accidentally sharing my embarrassing workout video with my new coworkers S
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    So, here's the deal: I'm new to the fitness game, and I've been trying out all sorts of workouts to get in shape. Recently, I stumbled upon this online workout challenge that promised to sculpt my abs in just two weeks. Seemed too good to be true, but hey, I was willing to give it a shot.
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    Cut to today, and I'm sweating buckets in my living room, following along to this intense ab workout routine. Feeling pumped and proud of my dedication, I decided to document my progress with a little video selfie. You know, to show off my newfound commitment to fitness.
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    But here's where things took a turn for the worse. Instead of sending the video to my workout accountability buddy, I accidentally shared it with a group chat that included all of my new coworkers at the tech startup where I just landed a job. Yep, you read that right.
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    As soon as I hit send, I realized my mistake, but it was too late. The damage was done. My heart sank as I watched the little "seen by everyone" notification pop up on my screen.
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    Now, instead of being known as the newbie with potential, I'm the girl who accidentally shared her sweaty, red- faced workout video with the entire office. And let's not even talk about the embarrassing grunts and groans I made in the background.
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    To make matters worse, one of my coworkers replied with a crying- laughing emoji followed by, "Nice form, but maybe keep the grunting to yourself next time." I wanted to sink into the floor and disappear.
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    Lesson learned: always double-check your recipients before hitting send, especially when it comes to sharing sweaty selfies with your coworkers.
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    TL;DR: Attempted to document my fitness journey with a sweaty workout video, accidentally sent it to my new coworkers instead of my workout buddy. Now known as the office workout enthusiast with questionable grunting habits.
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    JolietJakester 17 hr. ago . Double down and send an update in a month. Own it! Good on ya for improving yourself!
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    AllanfromWales1. 17 hr. ago "Always willing to share my gruntings with you.."
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    Bubbly-Incident 11 hr. ago Lesson learned: always double-check your recipients before hitting send, especially when it comes to sharing sweaty selfies with your coworkers. Yeah, but I can feel your enthusiasm about your workout from here by the way you've written your that's very cool! You sound very enthusiastic, determined despite of the episode. I wish you the best results in your workout routine! Take care.
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    . 87turbogn 6 hr. ago Yes, an update video with exaggerated grunting is the only way.
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    Heathy94 4 hr. ago I sent a message to my boss about how happy I was that they wouldn't be in work the next day, It was meant for my girlfriend. Never unsent an imessage so fast in my life
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