At the end of a busy day at work, you accidentally send an e-mail containing an attachment with some confidential client information to the wrong person. Which of the following would be the best thing to do?
1
Decide to leave the office and deal with any problems tomorrow.
2
Decide to overlook your error, send the e-mail to the correct person and leave things like that.
3
Immediately send a follow up email to the "wrong" person, or if possible telephone them explaining your mistake. Then send the email to the correct person.
4
Find your manager, explain what has happened to them and let them deal with any problems.