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CNN reports that after a secretary named Jenny Amner accidentally spilled ketchup on a Richard Phillips, a senior associate at the law firm Baker & McKenzie, he sent her an email demanding £4 to pay for cleaning his trousers. His email:
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"Hi Jenny. I went to a dry cleaners at lunch and they said it would cost £4 to remove the ketchup stains. If you cd let me have the cash today, that wd be much appreciated."The secretary replied a about week-and-a-half later:
"With reference to the e-mail below, I must apologize for not getting back to you straight away but due to my mother's sudden illness, death and funeral I have had more pressing issues than your £4.She then forwarded the exchange to her friends in the firm and the message was soon ripping like wildfire through London's law community."I apologize again for accidentally getting a few splashes of ketchup on your trousers. Obviously your financial need as a senior associate is greater than mine as a mere secretary."
She wrote that she had told various partners, lawyers and trainees about his e-mail and they had offered to "do a collection" to raise the cash."I however declined their kind offer but should you feel the urgent need for the £4, it will be on my desk this afternoon."
Subsequently the e-mail exchange was forwarded across the legal world, with comments added questioning Phillips' generosity.
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