So I’m looking for advice. I recently started a new position at a big firm. I got a package in the mail that was addressed to OC. I asked a coworker what I should do with it and she told me to mail the settlement checks to OC.
Well today one of the partners asked where the checks were and I told her what happened. She was very angry. Sent me a passive aggressive email and cc’d HR and the main partner for the firm.
Should I be worried? I haven’t made any mistakes since starting this is my first.

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Throw the other person allllll the way under the bus. And next time ask the attorney on the case

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I guess a problem I had was we use iManage and my coworker and I couldn’t find any information on the case in the system so she told me to call OC and ask for the main office address which is what I did and mail it to them.
The lady attorney (who wanted me fired) is messaging me like normal, sending me work. They haven’t said anything so far. Wondering if she’s waiting until they come back to the office since they work from home. My coworker said the lady atty can be aggressive when someone messes up. She said it makes her look bad.

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Sorry, what happened? You received a package addressed to opposing counsel and you forwarded that package to the lawyers to whom it was addressed? What was the mistake here?

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lol and everyone else seems to understand? 😂

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I got fired guys. They said they just don’t know how they’re going to recover from this and even though it wasn’t my fault they don’t care.

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So sorry about that. They could have just made it a learning moment since firing you changes nothing.

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You will live for another day and learn, but are you happy with this much drama? Or maybe start a silent search?

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How should I go about talking to her tomorrow when I return to the office.

Did you explain the entirety of what had happened? Showing that you asked and made the decision based on that is important. That’s probably all I’d say if you haven’t yet. Outside of that, sometimes letting some time pass where they aren’t so frustrated is helpful.

I’ve read the follow-ups, and I’m sorry this happened. The absolute best of luck moving on from this, and please know this is not how most (decent) places operate. I’ve made mistakes, faced the consequences, but that is not a way to have a place where people learn and grow for the better.

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Let us know what happened. Mistake like this happen.

Got fired

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