Work woes | How to apologise when you make a workplace mistake

How to apologise when you make a workplace mistake

No one wants to reveal when they’ve dropped the ball on something or missed a crucial deadline. It can happen to even the most seasoned worker when tasks mount up and they get a little hot under the collar.

But when you accidentally screw up at work, honesty is quite often the best policy. While this may be the case, how should you approach the subject that you have inadvertently made a mistake?

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