Every Friday the company buys lunch. Today we all received an email with the list of choices from a Thai restaurant. I replied with "Orange Chicken". Soon afterwards one of my coworkers thanks me for letting him know I'm having Orange Chicken. Huh?
Then I get this email from another coworker:
You know... for a second there I thought we would all be held in suspense while we tried to guess what you were going to have for lunch.
I feel so much better knowing you plan on eating the orange chicken tomorrow; seriously it takes a lot off my mind...
Ahh, I've made the rookie AOLer mistake of hitting "Reply To All". I swear this is my first time.
I responded that
I'm a trend setter and it's my duty to inform the wannabes, losers, and biters of my choices so they have ample opportunity to jump on the bandwagon.
Besides, it's good to let the President of the company know that I'm an up and comer. Orange Chicken is the choice for an individual who deserves a very large raise. I work with a bunch of wise-asses.
UPDATE:It gets worse. After some good natured ribbing, I send out the following to the "everyone" list.
Hi All,
I accidentally hit the “Reply To All” button earlier when indicating my choice for the savory options we have lined up for this Friday. I apologize for spamming you with my choice, which happened to be, and remains, Orange Chicken.
I just wanted to make it clear that the company neither endorses nor supports the choice of Orange Chicken. The company takes no official position on your choice of Thai food other than to pick from the choices given. The choice of Orange Chicken is a personal choice and should not influence you in your own decision relating to fine Thai cuisine.
Therefore, if you should choose to go with Garlic and Pepper Beef, for example, feel free to make such a fine and tasty choice (though I would suggest you consider Orange Chicken as it is quite delicious).
Phil
After hitting "SEND" I notice that there's a few emails in my inbox where another coworker had been sending puzzles to the everyone list and received a reprimand from our HR person, let's call her Bonnie.
This email address sends to everyone in {COMPANY} and should be used ONLY for business purposes. While I appreciate the heart of it is to share fun, addressing it to everyone is extremely inappropriate.
So my "extremely inappropriate" email arrives in everyone's inbox AFTER this one and my coworkers think I'm both hilarious and a dead man for my "response" to Bonnie. I have some 'splaining to do.