Three weeks into job, made a mistake, what should I do?

I started working in a human resources dept. at a university. One of the first project I was part of was an employee survey. I went from being part of the development to the collection of data and its presentation. We used an online service to host the survey that was extremely cumbersome to use and capture the data we were looking for. I got little or no direction from the higher ups, and would get the data after each request. In doing the final reports, I omitted a department. Its data ended going under a small department and the rest in the undetermined group. My boss asked me where the XYZ department was, and it wasnt there. So I quickly got the information and gave it to my boss. When I sent her the info, she sent an email saying she wanted to me with me and discuss this and other issues she had. When I went to meet her she went balistic. She asked me to leave and go home and think about if I wanted to work there. Things went from very pleasant to hell. SHould I stay or go?

Three weeks into job, made a mistake, what should I do?
Hey it sounds like an innocent mistake. Take responsibility for your mistake, dont make excuses, confront your boss in an action plan way and move on. You never know this might be the mistake that makes your career and teaches you how to work for that school. Now if you don't like the job alraedy then thats a different story!
Reply:It is not your fault they did not properly train you. From the looks of the team leader, she is very quick to judge. If this job is important to you, I suggest stay and state why this issue occured. Try not to point fingers, but state what happened and what you will do different in the future. Give her the pressure of deciding, because you are new employee to the team.
Reply:kill the boss ,resign immediately and shift to Iraq.
Reply:Its human to make mistakes. Let your boss knows that you've learned from this mistake and ensure her there won't be a repeat.
Reply:I think its unfortunate that she went ballistic on you and I wouldn't want a boss like that. You are new, untrained, and made an honest mistake. A good supervisor would be a little more understanding and make sure you get the proper guidance next time. The fault really is as much hers as it is yours. Whether you want to continue working there is up to you but you've now been black marked and it will be hard to redeem yourself. If you have the financial resources, I would leave, but if not, stay on but start looking for something better.
Reply:Well staying might beat you up emotionally and so the best for you may be to start elsewhere. Keep in mind that if you go looking for work somewhere else that this boss of yours may be called for a recommendation and she may recommend that you shouldn't be hired for the simple reason of her experience with how you performed whilst working for her. If you stay on, you'll have to work hard and prove yourself. If you're a sucker for punishment you'll stay and make her see how well you actually work in your expertise. You've made a mistake, try not to make it again. But forgive yourself in the meantime and think really hard about what you're finally going to do
Reply:Even though you have had a bad experience you can learn from it. One way to give the responsibility back to your boss is to ask her what advice she can give you in this situation. Make her think about how to resolve the issues. This will also show her that you're willing to listen and learn. If you can stick with it until you can find another position that would be best. When you are out interviewing make sure to ask the person you would be reporting to what kind of a boss they are and how they are going to handle it when a mistake is made. If you have the opportunity to talk to people who also report to the person make sure you ask them as well.
Reply:I would stay , just so I could get a chance to stick it up the people who stuffed me around , do a bit of study of where you went wrong , grab all the info on the place , and build your contacts of people to call upon for info , and become very good , then if you feel so inclined to pull the pin , then do it then , but until then , dont go unless they sack you , and be more assertive back , think about your situation now , you really dont care from here on in , act it , by being assertive on being stuffed around back , they most likely will end up loving you for it. and will save you the buearocratic bullshit , they seem to of being handing you now
Reply:From your point of view was this your only mistake? Do you think the boss will allow you to improve and more on? Will you feel comfortable continuing to work there? There are many questions you need to answer for yourself to make a decision. How good a job do you view this as? Are you new to the job market? Will you easily be able to find employment elsewhere? GOOD LUCK
Reply:Stay for now but keep your eyes open for another job if one comes up. There is no point in making yourself unemployed just because your boss can't excuse an understandable mistake. Put yourself first. You only lose by making it a matter of principle.