Appreciation post: the "cover your butt" email saved me from a huge mess at work
I started doing this thing 6 months ago where after every meeting or verbal agreement, I send a quick email summarizing what we talked about. My boss actually told me it was "a bit much" at first, but last week a coworker tried to claim I agreed to take over their project by Friday. I pulled up the email chain from Tuesday and it clearly showed I said I was at capacity until the end of the month. The project manager backed me up because the written record was there. It's not about being sneaky or distrustful, it's just that people forget details all the time (including me). Has anyone else had a situation where a quick follow up email saved you from getting blamed for something?