Meltdown at the morning standup, my fix backfired hard

I was running a project update in our office near Austin last Tuesday, and I blanked on a key deadline. My boss asked why the client deliverable was late, and instead of just owning it, I blamed the QA team for not flagging issues sooner. That blew up right there, the QA lead called me out in front of everyone and listed three emails I never replied to. I doubled down and said my inbox was flooded, which was true but irrelevant, and it just made me look defensive. Has anyone else tried to deflect blame in a meeting and watched it turn everyone against you? What did you actually do to repair those work relationships after?

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jamie_white17d ago

Flooded inbox, the classic career self-destruct button.

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