Just realized i messed something up and have to redo all the testing for something. What is the best way to break the news to my manager?

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I just want to let everyone know I was looking at the wrong excel section that is the exact same procedure and everything is fine 😭 I appreciate your responses though for my future screw up

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If you’re an associate: Hey, I screwed up and noticed this. X is how I plan to try and meet the deadline, but wanted to make you aware

You will have no issues.

If you’re a senior: grab another cup of coffee, and know that we have all been there before

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Let them know ASAP, take ownership, and set up a call to see if they have a quick way to mitigate. The only way to learn is to make mistakes, so OP you are doing it right. Don’t sweat it, you got this!

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The best staff aren’t the ones that always do things “right” - they’re the ones who are honest about mistakes but also offer up some solutions to a problem they identify.

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how long is it gonna take? Can you just fix it quickly

My seniors and sometimes managers would review my selections and how I made them as a first year and it was so annoying but now I'm glad

It’s ghost ticking time 👻


For real though just tell them as soon as you can, own up to making the mistake, and learn from it moving forward. It happens.

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