DENVER, CO – A local man nearly booked a one-way ticket to Mexico after accidentally sending a text meant for his coworker… directly to his boss.

Ryan Mitchell, 29, was venting about his manager, Greg Stevens, when he made the worst mistake of his professional career.

“It was a classic case of talking trash and not checking who I was texting,” Mitchell admitted. “One second, I’m sending a harmless little rant, the next, my entire life is in ruins.”

The text in question?

“Greg is the absolute WORST. If he says ‘let’s circle back’ one more time, I’m going to circle back and throw myself out the window.”

Mitchell realized his mistake the moment he hit send. “My soul physically left my body,” he said.

Panicking, he tried everything to undo the message. “I turned my phone off, restarted it, even threw it across the room like that would somehow stop the signal.”

Unfortunately, technology was not on his side. The message was delivered instantly, and a single gray dot confirmed that Greg had read it.

Mitchell’s immediate reaction? “I thought about quitting my job, changing my name, and starting a new life as a goat farmer in Montana.”

Instead, he tried damage control.

First, he considered gaslighting. “I thought about pretending I was hacked. Or that a ghost sent it. Maybe an AI glitch?”

Then, he attempted a bold move—doubling down. He quickly followed up with:

“Haha just kidding! You know I love circling back! Best boss ever!”

Greg’s response? A single “Let’s talk first thing tomorrow.”

Mitchell spent the night in existential dread, refreshing LinkedIn and researching how much money one actually needs to disappear forever.

When morning came, he entered the office like a man walking to his own funeral. “I was sweating so hard my chair still has a moisture stain,” he admitted.

Then, something unexpected happened. Greg pulled him aside and—laughed.

“Turns out, Greg also hates saying ‘let’s circle back,’” Mitchell said. “He just didn’t realize how often he said it.”

In a surprising twist, Greg even thanked him for the brutal honesty.

“I don’t endorse insulting your boss,” Greg later told reporters. “But hey, at least now I know I’m being annoying.”

Mitchell, now a workplace legend, has promised to triple-check his recipient list before sending any messages in the future.

As for Greg?

He’s been overheard testing out new phrases. The latest? “Let’s touch base.”

Mitchell is considering early retirement.