I currently work at a top retailer in the US, but recently have been working with 1/3 of the corporates recommended number of employees. My boss who is on leave for a month sent me a text asking why it took so long to complete the task. This is my current response. Please tell me if it is too aggressive and/or what to change

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Sleep on it overnight. Don’t send while you’re upset. Keep it completely factual.

The truck was scheduled for 12:30 and the app indicated it would take 7-8 people to complete acceptance of 1100 items by 9. Despite the app’s forecast, you and 1 other employee were able to accept and rack 1100 items in that timeframe. You each did the work of 4 people in that time and it was really difficult.

If your boss comes back with anything other than how amazing you are or how much he appreciates you, look for another job because you work for an a-hole.

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Make it impersonal and factual
- remove me/us.
- remove names
- break out the response into what what the issue was, and how it can be done better in future
-imagine that your boss was not asking about you, but the same incident which happened to someone else: how would you factually analyze and share your analysis? Do that.

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