how to undo this or at least spin in his favor

[Ombligo]

And don't fill in the send mode until you are ready to send.

My work laptop has a very sensitive touchpad, I was forever sending emails before they were ready. Now I write and edit, then put the recipients in (even then it sometimes sends before they are all listed.)

[$tevie]

Another vote for not filling out "To" until the email is all finished and ready to send.

I just don't see this as a big problem. What he should have done was send the completed email with a note at the beginning "Pardon me. Hit "send" by accident on previous email". Who hasn't done this at some point in their lives? I must have received oodles of that type of message over my lifetime but since it didn't freak me out I can't say how many.

I wouldn't do anything now, since the corrected email wherein I would have put the explanation already went out. They can figure out what happened, and sending a third email to explain the obvious is emphasizing the incident too much, in my opinion. Let it go.

[OWC Jamie]

Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote:
He should just tell them he was so wasted on Jaegermeister when he sent the email that he couldn't have found his own ass with a compass. If he's gonna fib, go big!

Now that's a presidential Class fib.

[Beam Me Up Scotty]

"I recommend he tell them the truth - he accidentally clicked the send button before he had completed the email"

Yep, honesty is the best policy (at least in this case).

I like the Gmail feature "Enable Undo Send" where you can cancel an email sent by mistake. I've used it on a number of occasions. For those who don't know how to turn it on; it's in the settings/general tab.

D & C

[space-time]

Think outside the box people. Give him up for adoption to a family with different last name, he can apply again as a new person.

[NewtonMP2100]

....live and learn....I mean if a company holds something this minor against him.......