‘I hit send with a satisfied smirk’: Head of finance blames employee for losing company over a million dollars in an email CCed to the senior staff, employee replies all with proof it wasn't their fault

Everyone dreads sending emails in the workplace; it's one of those things you never get used to doing, no matter how long you are at your job. It feels like emails are the place where you work is being tested the most, and every small mistake can lead to the end of your career, even if the correspondence is only between you and your boss.

We can think of countless ways emails can go terribly wrong if you do not give them your undivided attention, and if you do not check them at least a dozen times before you hit send. Once you hit send, that email will forever be there, in someone else's inbox, ready to be judged and used against you. 

If you do things right and you ensure your emails can never be turned against you, you can actually be the one who uses others' emails against them. Which is exactly what happened with the employee in the story below.

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