Bad Report Rapport

Coworker: “Hey, [My Name]. Our internal emails are down. I’m letting everyone know and we’ll call when it’s back up.”

Me: “Okay. No problem. I’ll spread the word.”

(20 minutes later.)

Boss: “Have you ran the report I emailed you about?”

Me: “No. I didn’t receive an email. Didn’t [Coworker] tell you our internal systems are not working?”

Boss: “He said something about an email problem. But you should have gotten it. So, why haven’t you done the report yet?”

Me: “…”