Assuming you were supposed to meet up with an executive for a business lunch and you got the location wrong, leading to you not showing up, what do you do to make it up?
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If you have waited for more than an hour or so to appologize for the failure, absolutely nothing will correct the situation now.  It is a failure that, after allowing too much time to pass, is irreparable.  Take your lumps and live with them. \n\nIf however you notified the party quickly already, send an elaborate gift basket to their office, or send tickets to that person and their spouse for a night at the theatre.  Send a card with either gift with a short and honest explanation and an appology.   Good Luck to you.
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Contact AA before you go in to work. Once you do get to work, apologize to anyone whose performance or safety you could have compromised and apologize to your boss and make it clear it will not happen again. Good luck.
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As an employee, not a supervisor...I would rather prefer a phone call or a left message.  It seems more personable if you confront the person rather than leaving a non-professional note.  Or wait till they get back.
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Got fired once cause I didn't show up enough.\n\nGot another job cause there's tons of work here.
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The important part is learning from the mistake.\n\nIf your supervisor knows that it was you, then he has already made his choice as to how he wanted to deal with the incident. My guess is that many people you work with have made similar mistakes... otherwise he would not have spoken to the entire group. He wants everybody to learn. If it was just you, then he probably would have spoken to you personally.\n\nAsking if the customer named names really has no learning value in it for you. All you'll get is a yes, or a no.\n\nThe most important thing in a work place (and life!) is to learn from the times we mess up. Don't be hard on yourself. If you need help to improve, ask for guidance.\n\nBest Wishes... and don't beat yourself up... it's a waste of energy... hope things get better for you! ~ Andrea
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You take the IT guy to lunch and ask him or her nicely.  If they still say "No!" then your hosed.\n\nOr, write up a business case to have it unblocked and go over the IT guy's head.  You'll have to prove that it's in the company's best interest to unblock it.  Actually, this is the politically correct way to do it in the first instance.
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Sometimes things can come up that causes a delay in the system, so it's possible that they really were just not able to get back to you.  Plus, it was a Friday, during the summer, which means people involved in the hiring decision might have left early for the weekend.  I know how it feels to be waiting - that drove me crazy during my job hunt.  I would see what happens tomorrow, give them the chance to get back into the office and deal with beginning of the week stuff, and if you don't hear from them by later in the afternoon, give them a call and let them know you would enjoy working with them very much, but you have other interviews scheduled, so you would like to know the status of the hiring decision.  They should understand and let you know what's going on.  Or you could call on Tuesday - whatever works for you.  (I would need to call on Monday for peace of mind!)  Good luck, I know how you feel.  I hope you get the job!  =D
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Talk to your supervisor... Make an appointment and keep emotion out of it... Tell him exactly what you were told on hiring and ask why these things aren't happening. Ask what you can do to make sure that they do????
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well i'm thinking of telling my boss to turn the clocks BACK an hour tonight instead of forward... I don't have to work tomorrow!\n\nwe do food deliveries at the restaurant i work at.  one of our drivers is a nice kid, hyper but fun.  when business gets 'backed up' he gets a bit high strung.  how the system works is he gets a delivery bag with a ticket printed on the top with the order, address, and cost.  of course he was so hyped up he grabbed the bag and ran out the door to his car to take it... not knowing that we had printed up a ticket with the restaurant's address on it.  we put a few empty boxes in the delivery bag so it wasn't 'empty' and off he goes.  \n\nwe're watching him out the window as he leaves, zooms out of the parking lot, turns down the side street, gets about 50 feet... and stops.  he's looking around at the restaurant, the businesses next door, the house across the street, and we can see his facial expressions the whole time. finally he saw us looking, gives a big sheepish grin, pulls back into the lot and comes in.  opens the bag and finds a pile of empty boxes inside.  busted!\n\n"hey john, where were you going with that order?"\n\n"%*&$#&@ you guys!"
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he needs to have written documentations of your mistakes.  something recorded and you signed.  this depends on the company.  see http://dol.gov
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I think you need to kick it higher up the food chain and let the corporate lawyers take care of it.  Mistakes happen, but I'm sure at the corporate level they have dealt with this before and can track down that customer faster than you could.  Good luck!
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You should meet him at a resturant and talk to him about it.
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i'm sorry to hear usually women don't take rejections well at all.  you should reschedule when you had to cancel tell her hey can't today due to "insert important reason" but lets go out tomorrow or _______.  Don't just leave it at i'll call you.
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I would go to my boss and ask why the money was taken out. I would also ask him as a courtesy to please notify me in advance if my paycheck was going to be short for any reason so as not to screw up my bill payments and other expenses.\n\nIf I was not happy with my boss's answer, I would hire a lawyer and claim that I was constructively dismissed.\n\nThen I would sue the company.
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This is how I'm expected to do it... it really depends what its for though.\n\n\nTo (Person)\nHead of (Department name)\n\nDear Sir/Madam\nI recieved your invitation (or what the invite type was called) to/for the (name of meeting)\n(If relevant, thank them for the invite; however if it's something you'd normally be expected to attend, then there's no reason to thank them.)\nI regret to inform you I am unable to attend, and am sending my apologies.\n(It is usually polite ettiquette to give reason here.)\nEDIT: you could say: I have a previous appointment that I am unable to reschedule. Please give my apologies for the meeting...\n\nSincerely\n(Your name)\n(Your position in department if relevant)
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Owning up to your mistake is always the best. Be as apologetic as possible about it, demonstrating responsibility and regret. I've made two crucial mistakes in the past month. I sold the wrong Rx to the wrong person, although it was a fellow workmate picking up her mom's prescription (She brought back the Rx), and I closed the store before a customer could get their medicine (We had to close early, but I forgot that the customer was coming at the last minute). You just have to apologize and never argue with the call. If you do it looks like you are trying to wriggle out of a mistake you made. When management starts to try to right a wrong, they look at the first task, which is helping the employee understand how they need to act differently next time. If they see this is achievable, that makes them happy, actually.
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So the email was misdirected to you in error?\n\nIf you like the person (as a friend), tell him about it nicely.  He may blush, but it's better he knows and he can verify the address next time.  (Might save him more embarrassment.)\n\nIf you don't care about him - ignore it.  Whatever you do, avoid the warehouse.  You don't know what you'd be getting into.