'A F*ck-Up Of Epic Proportions': 7 Of The Worst HR Mistakes Workers Have Seen

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68dfe653140000aecc5c6db8.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Woman working" data-caption="Woman working" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Christina @ wocintechchat.com via Unsplash" />Woman working</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Nobody’s perfect: we all mess up from time to time. But when that happens at work, the stakes can be pretty significant.</p><p>For instance, writing to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="false">r/AskUK</a>, site user <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MoonlightByWindow/" aria-label="Author: MoonlightByWindow" aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded="true">MoonlightByWindow</a> shared that the HR in their friend’s workplace recently sent out a mass email congratulating a worker on their new promotion to manager. </p><p>After much ado, though, it turns out this was likely a mistake. “A few hours later, HR announced that they’ve ‘suddenly’ realised that someone else would be better suited for the role,” the poster wrote.</p><p>They asked other members of the forum, “What’s the biggest cock-up by HR that you’ve witnessed?” </p><p>Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:</p></div><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height: 316px; padding-bottom: 0;"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskUK/comments/1nwebb3/whats_the_biggest_cockup_by_hr_that_youve/?seeker-session=true" data-iframely-url="https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FAskUK%2Fcomments%2F1nwebb3%2Fwhats_the_biggest_cockup_by_hr_that_youve%2F&key=03a58c747ae3b2d45118fb7210af1bad"></a></d