Apology Letter Generator

Dear Rebecca,

I missed our meeting on Tuesday afternoon and did not call to let you know I would not be there.

I understand that this left you waiting for almost an hour, that you had to rearrange the rest of your afternoon because of it, and — more than anything — that it communicated something I never want to communicate: that your time is not as important as mine.

I am sorry that I let this happen. The reason does not matter; what matters is that I did not show up when I said I would, and that is entirely on me.

Going forward, I have blocked our recurring time on my calendar with a reminder the morning of, and I will confirm with you the day before every meeting we have on the books. If something comes up, you will hear from me well before the meeting starts, not after.

I would like to take you to lunch this week — my treat — so we can pick up where we would have left off on Tuesday. I have also already completed the two items I had agreed to bring to that meeting and have attached them below so you do not lose any more time waiting on me.

I do not expect you to forgive this immediately, and I am not writing to ask you to. I am writing because you deserve a real apology and a real plan, and because our working relationship matters to me.

With sincere regret,

Daniel Ortiz