I used my professor's first name in an email and now i want to change my identity.
By @noelsorta · School
it was an accident i swear. i was typing fast and just wrote "hey [First Name]" instead of "Professor [Last Name]" and hit send before my brain caught up.
The full story
i feel like i need to drop out and move to another country. it was a super simple question about the reading for this week too, so it's not like it was a deep important email. i just know he's going to think i'm disrespectful or weird and my grade is probably cooked. i know it's not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things but the secondhand embarrassment i'm feeling for myself is unreal. do i send a follow up email apologizing or just pretend it never happened and hope he doesn't notice?
How people voted
- Totally Cooked — 20% (3 votes)
- It’s Complicated — 53% (8 votes)
- You’re Fine — 27% (4 votes)
Readers say “It’s Complicated” (53%) — 15 votes and 5 comments so far.
What people are saying
@leahsorta — Your rejection sensitivity is making you catastrophize a minor mistake.
@justnope — A little respect for your elders and people in authority goes a long way.
@inesfr — Can't you just send a quick follow-up email to correct yourself?
@jaredkay — yeah your academic career is over.
@ashlately — Oh honey, I promise you he probably didn't even notice! And if he did, he's forgotten it already. You're okay!
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