I do this, too, especially if I’m out for longer than a day or two. I like giving myself a bit of breathing room to dig out of the inbox.
We were playing a family game once everyone was vaccinated, and a thing came up about “people who reply to a text message with a phone call” and my daughter and niece turned and glared at me…
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I hate to break it to you, but I’m on annual leave until [end date] and will have limited access to my emails until then.
We’re always busy. Sometimes we’re too busy even for work. This is where out of office message comes in.
If you’re taking a few days off and want to respond only to urgent emails, this template would be a great fit.
Unless you work in an industry well known for grownups being good at smart and bad at practical. Then, you do.
(Aside: at my job, when you open a new browser window, a random picture of employee pets pops up. It changes every time. I could just refresh all day long.)
To successfully decompress, you know there are some odds and ends you need to tie up at work — specifically finding a way to communicate with your leads, clients, and coworkers that you’re not working, but you’re making sure their needs are taken care of.
Hijacking this with a question- what do you do when you no longer have an co-workers to serve as an out of office contact? I find myself putting up the OOO less and less, because there’s no one left to respond to anything in my absence (beyond my supervisor who has no knowledge of how to do the tasks of my job).
YES. I was actually just going to go on the weekend thread and ask if I was the only one that really hates this term.
Not sure how that particular storm shook out, but it was a classic example of the owner’s narcissism and need to have all of our lives centered around her business “family” with no boundaries.
It’s great to hear from you. I’m currently out of the office until mm/dd with limited/ no access to my email. Anyway, feel free to contact [email] in case your request is urgent.
While the sender waits for your response to their email, take the sting out of your absence by involving them in a holiday survey, like the one below.
End your out-of-office response with a way your callers and emailers can stay connected on social media, if you use it for work. This is especially helpful if you keep active social media accounts (like Facebook or Snapchat) and expect calls from leads who may need some nurturing.
That 15minute breaktime message screams “past experience with a toxic company” to me.
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