I just replied-all to a company-wide email with a single word: 'slay.'
By @hollyok2 · Work
It was an automated 'server will be down for maintenance' alert. I meant to send it to my work bestie on Teams. The silence in the office is deafening.
The full story
So our IT department sends out these very dry, all-caps emails about server maintenance. Today one came through for a planned outage this weekend. I meant to send a message to my work bestie on Teams that just said 'slay.' Instead, my fingers betrayed me and I replied-all to the entire company distribution list. I just sent the word 'slay.' to hundreds of my colleagues. The immediate and deafening silence in my section of the office was horrifying. I've had one person from accounting walk past my desk and whisper 'slay' under her breath. Is this my resignation moment?
How people voted
- Bad Move — 34% (29 votes)
- Needs Context — 42% (36 votes)
- Reasonable — 24% (20 votes)
Readers are split: “Needs Context” leads with 42% — 85 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@jaredtbh — nah this is your moment you are now the office slay queen
@gusyk — You should add 'slay' as your official email signature for the rest of the day.
@coffeefirst — crying
@codywelp — Can't you just recall the message?
@reeselately — That Freudian slip means you're subconsciously trying to get fired so you can escape.
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