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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Emperor_Eyes on 2026-01-30 00:33:52+00:00.
So, reddit. I'll try my best to give context without names or genders because i don't know if these people have reddit accounts. I'm sorry if it's confusing, i'll try my best to make it as clear as i can.
Today a coworker (X) told me about another coworker(Y) who was slacking around and not doing their job - and that also made my job harder. X does the same thing as me and Y do, but on another department, for context.
My boss (and everyone else) already knew that Y was slacking around, but when X told me what they were doing instead of doing their job, i got furious and lashed out in an audio that i sent: back to them? No.
In my job's group. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT I WAS SENDING IT THERE.
My boss quickly told me to delete it and i did, then i talked to them about it and she said that it was fine, it was a mistake and mistakes happen, that's not really the issue and i couldn't care less if Y listened to it. After that, i told my boss what happened and they said that it was fine, and asked me to tell them who told me that.
I didn't, but they know that X is basically my biggest friend in my workplace.
X is furious with me and i don't blame them, because i didn't pay attention, and i don't blame them if they never want to talk to me again. My boss told me that both me and them wouldn't have any repercutions, because we didn't make any real mistakes and Y was actually the wrong one.
But i can't tell that to X, or else they will think that i said that they told me about what Y was doing. I already asked for forgiveness but i don't think that we'll keep on being friends and i'm very aware that I'm the one to blame. I feel like as snitch even though i didn't say any names but my boss KNOWS who X is, and even if they say that it's fine and both me "this somebody" are cool, my anxiety tells me that everyone hates me, because my other close coworkers already know what happened.
TL:DR: I sent an audio on the wrong group about something that a friend told me someone else was doing, and now this friend probably hates me.