In the heat of the moment, people do some boneheaded things. At some point, you’ve probably had a few choice words to say to your boss. You go home, type up an e-mail to vent your frustrations, and send it.
A few minutes later, you realize that you can’t afford to lose your job. When you think about what you just said, you can just picture the pink slip sitting on your desk. But what do you do? How can you take it back?
Don’t worry. Gmail is about to save the day.
Gmail has unveiled its new “Undo Send” feature.
Here’s how it works. After you send an e-mail, Gmail will grant you a grace period between when you hit the button and when the e-mail actually sends. You can modify the length of that lag period to be anywhere between 5 and 30 seconds. If you choose this option, your e-mail falls right back into your drafts, where it belongs.
(via mentalfloss)
I’m sure this new feature from Gmail will save a lot of jobs and relationships. This is a luxury we’ve been dreaming of for years! Better late than never, right?
