<p>According to a survey carried out among 2,000 people, email gaffes have resulted in one in 20 being sacked or having to face a severe reprimand.<br /><br />Daily Express Monday reported that one in five respondents said they had foolishly sent an inappropriate email in anger.<br /><br />The top embarrassing mistakes included sending an offensive message to a colleague who was being insulted.<br /><br />The survey was commissioned to mark the DVD release of the TV film "Going Postal". More than one in 10 had posted a spiteful message to a rival colleague by accident while one in three said they had hit “reply all” instead of “reply” by mistake.<br /><br />Also, men were more likely to make a mistake, with 28 percent having made an email faux pas, compared with 17 percent of women.<br /><br />Outside work, one in five respondents admitted to dumping a partner by sending a text message and one in 10 ended a relationship by sending an email, the survey found.</p>
<p>According to a survey carried out among 2,000 people, email gaffes have resulted in one in 20 being sacked or having to face a severe reprimand.<br /><br />Daily Express Monday reported that one in five respondents said they had foolishly sent an inappropriate email in anger.<br /><br />The top embarrassing mistakes included sending an offensive message to a colleague who was being insulted.<br /><br />The survey was commissioned to mark the DVD release of the TV film "Going Postal". More than one in 10 had posted a spiteful message to a rival colleague by accident while one in three said they had hit “reply all” instead of “reply” by mistake.<br /><br />Also, men were more likely to make a mistake, with 28 percent having made an email faux pas, compared with 17 percent of women.<br /><br />Outside work, one in five respondents admitted to dumping a partner by sending a text message and one in 10 ended a relationship by sending an email, the survey found.</p>