Something that actually was an issue with my employer ages ago: at one time there was a policy that out of office would only go to internal people, and nothing would be sent at all to anyone external. Apparently this was felt necessary in order to mitigate risk of burglary, so people wouldn’t know that “John Winchester has gone on a hunting trip” and that his house was empty.
I wish I could block my voicemail. I would so get fired if I had a message like this and was caught, though.
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Q. Who should notify contractors, vendors and other individuals who work with various University departments that their services may not be needed during winter break?
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Sure, Kopelman is truthful about the fact that he's on vacation, but he also lets the recipient know that he or she would be interrupting important family time if the first option is chosen. It states a point simply and uses humor to avoid making it sound like he wants the reader to feel guilty.
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Your out of office message can link to testimonials from your happy clients. For those of us in travel, you could try something like:
By providing this information for anyone who tries to contact you, it ensures important emails don’t go unnoticed or ignored.
My boss does not understand OOO and thinks I saw his email and sent the reply personally and does not understand why I didn’t answer the actual question.
Thank you for getting in touch! I’ll be out-of-office from [date] to [date] and will not be checking email during that time.
“I am out of the office until X date. Your email has been deleted unread. If it is still important, please resend it after my return.”
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You need to let colleagues, clients, and prospects know that you won’t be available, while ensuring that they know the best course of action to take while you’re away.
I find it rude, as well. If someone is emailing you (the royal you), it’s because they need something. Saying you’re just going to delete it without also giving that person a Plan B contact is totally rude. It sucks having to go through emails, it does. But it’s part of the job. In my role, I get requests from internal colleagues and from external partners. Even though I provide those partners with an alternate email to send their requests, it’s still my responsibility to make sure that the requests that were sent to me in my absence were handled. Saying “everything I’m sent will be deleted” just Would Not Fly in my industry.
You can get quite creative and figure it out by yourself. However, here’s an example.
But really, I think people who know you WFH will get your meaning and people who don’t know you WFH won’t care or feel misled if they find out you really work from home.