Early in my career, I sent my executive to the wrong hotel after a long-arse red-eye. It was the perfect confluence of mistakes and suffice it to say, it was a shit-show. I can laugh about it now, but I was mortified for weeks, feverishly double-checking addresses and every tiny detail on future trips 😄
What is the worst gaffe you have made as an EA?

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i would feel the exact same way if that happened to me!

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Thank you for sharing in the feeling😅

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