An Indiana Department of Transportation manager learned the hard way that when sending a nasty email to a New York Times columnist, don't send it from your official account.

David Brewer, whose email says he's a "manager of external audit" at the department, emailed Times columnist Charles Blow, presumably in response to something Blow had written.

Brewer critiqued the writer's grasp of the English language, called him "ignorant" and added a joke about cocaine and Blow's surname. It was unclear which column Brewer was unhappy with.

Blow shared the email on Facebook and on Twitter on Thursday, tagging the Indiana agency and asking if maybe Brewer should be working during office hours.

The department agreed, sharing Blow's post on Facebook and saying the employee has been suspended without pay and the matter is under review.

Blow, it seems, had the last laugh, warning his social media followers "Don't come for me unless I send for you," with a link to a story about the suspension from an Indianapolis TV station.