Jessica Stahle shared the mortifying realisation on TikTok in a clip that’s been viewed 2.1m times
E-mails are arguably one of the biggest banes of the modern world. Whether they’re ‘finding you well’ or quite the opposite, we’ve all made a tech-related error at some point in our careers.
Sometimes it’s pressing send too soon or forgetting to attach that all-important file you’d sworn you’d sent over.
But one woman recently made a mortifying discovery about her email signature.
For years, she’d been using it to declare her love for Canadian megastar Justin Bieber without even realising.
Jessica Stahle was mortified to make the discovery. (TikTok/@jessicastahle31)
Jessica Stahle took to TikTok to share the embarrassing story on her account @jessicastahle32. In a viral clip which has been viewed 2.1m times, she asked: “How many aura points did I lose when I found out today that every email I’ve sent since I was 10 from my primary email has the auto signature “~i’m in love with Justin Bieber’s new haircut!!!!!!~” (The only reason I found out is because my manager brought it up)” (sic).
In a follow-up video Stahle, from Los Angeles, explained she thought the signature was ‘optional.’
She said: “I did know that I had this signature on my email, but I thought it was optional because when I used my laptop, it showed it at the bottom and I just deleted it every time on my iPhone, which is where I send most of my emails from now.”
While she recognised she should’ve scrapped the cringe-inducing sentiment years ago, Stahle wanted to keep it as a reminder of her fangirl days.
Fortunately, Stahle said her job ‘doesn’t really involve a lot of e-mailing,’ adding: “It’s just more like confirming, ok, I’ll be there at this time. Back and forth.”
Viewers were left in stitches by Stahle’s admission as one said: “This is SO FUNNY”, with a second confessing: “I’m on the floor [laughing].”
Others were quick to share their own painful blunders. One wrote: “my name is Cora, and mine signed “Cora Cora Cora the explora” until I was 25. I’m a lawyer.”
A second shared: “The name of my iPhone was “horses are strong” and I went through so many zooms in school, work, etc before my therapist finally told me that’s the name that shows up on the zoom screen”.
Stahle warned others: “Take this as a cautionary tale to just double-check your Gmail settings and make sure that your auto signature is what you would like it to be.”
