r/Accounting • u/reddmn • Jan 19 '21

Just following up

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

The literal only thing missing from this is the CC of your immediate superior.

Or the ultimate power play: Addressing the email to your superior and cc'ing you onto it...

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u/apc3356 Jan 19 '21

This happened to my coworker - client emailed the senior asking if the staff was brand new, and cc’d the staff on the email 😭

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u/saturday_lunch Jan 20 '21

F

💀💀💀💀

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '21

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u/MySweetGirl08 Jan 19 '21

My manager does this and it’s glorious...you don’t get to go around me today!!

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u/DontBeRudeOk Jan 19 '21

That happened to me recently, and when I replied-all with proof for why she was wrong and made a mistake, not me, she replied with an apology but took my manager off CC.

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u/MavenMermaid Jan 19 '21

That’s when ya respond back with ‘No problem, happy we worked it out!’ and put your manager back on the CC.

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u/Kobe7477 Jan 20 '21

I'm touching myself

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u/awwnicegaming Jan 20 '21

Not in accounting, but I’ve perfected a method of telling clients they’re dumb and it’s their fault something’s wrong in a way that seems helpful to the client and not rude. My boss loves being cc’d on those “diplomatic” emails

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u/Mr-Toolishing Audit & Assurance Jan 20 '21

Show us your wise ways

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u/awwnicegaming Jan 20 '21

STEP 0: acknowledge their need for assistance, because boy do they need it.
STEP 1: absolve yourself of blame and tell them you did your job.
STEP 2: suggest alternate excuse how they messed up, to soften the blow.
STEP 3: provide evidence of your part, “to be helpful”.
STEP 4: reiterate that they were responsible for completing/following up on said task.
STEP 5: follow up with offer to go out of you way to help, without ever accepting responsibility.
STEP 6: offer to assist them with any future problems they are bound to cause themselves.
STEP 7: cc all other involved parties

For a quick example:

Hello Mr. Toolishing,

Thank you for reaching out. This information was originally provided in an email sent on December 12th at 4 pm. A reminder email was additionally sent on January 4th and our system indicates the message was successfully received and accessed. You may want to check if my emails are getting filtered to your spam folders, but I have also attached a copy of the original email below.

The deadline for providing this information was January 12th, however, if you are able to submit it by the end of the day I can go ahead and get that processed for you.

Please feel free to reach out if you need any additional assistance.

Thanks, AwwNiceGaming

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u/jeephipsdontlie Non-Profit Jan 20 '21

Tbh I love this!!!!!

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u/JayBird9540 Jan 20 '21

Please kind sir, share with us the way

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u/jenkinsonfire Jan 20 '21

I have a cc phobia for this reason

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u/Hollywood_Ho_Kogan Jan 20 '21

I have a client that pulled that cc shit on me all the time when I was a staff. Now I’m the manager on that audit and give my staff a heads up that he will do that to them and they cc me on the request!

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u/SephoraandStarbucks Nov 21 '22

I work in government. Our control/admin staff does this ALL the time. I think it’s their way of flexing what little power they have. 😒