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'Hi Liz': The Story of an E-Mail Disaster
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Jun 18, 2009 08:53pm |
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| News Date | Friday, June 19, 2009 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | For better or for worse, you have to feel for Elizabeth Becton, and for the assistant at a Washington lobbying group who made the mistake of calling her "Liz" in an e-mail.
Becton is executive assistant and office manager for Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., and in a one-hour period last month, she got angry at a lobbyist at McBee Strategic Consultanting, who sounded a touch too chummy when trying to set up a meeting between the congressman and some representatives of JPMorgan Chase.
Hi Liz," wrote the assistant, "just checking in on whether the Congressman is available next week."
The reply, two minutes later: "Who is Liz?"
"Hi Elizabeth, I thought you went by Liz -- apologies if that is incorrect."
"I do not go by Liz. Where did you get your information?"
It goes on, and you can read the entire exchange below -- but it's a funny-and-sad reminder of the pitfalls of e-mail. |
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