In the early 2000s I received an OOO which said “[very senior person] never reads his email, please resend your message to [his PA]”. Post navigation ← coworker loves to abuse robocallers, boss uses Facebook photos without permission, and more Ask a Manager in the media →
If it’s not that infinite loop of autoreply hell, you get the “I will not be reading or responding to any email sent during this time. Please resend your request after August 1st.” dismissal.
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Of course, every message sends a message, even a barebones OOO that seems to say nothing more than that you’re away until next week, so why not try to inject a little personality? You could get quirky by giving your auto-responder robot a personality. You could dispense with words altogether and substitute a gif or emojis. Or how about a little retro concrete poetry – you know, where you arrange your words on the screen to form an image of a palm tree or a pina colada? It might be worth noting here that the amount of personality you inject depends on your trade. What earns you cachet in the creative industries might backfire in the financial sector, for instance.
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I do feel like the person who wrote it may have some issues in their organization with, oh let’s call it fire fighting. People who don’t necessarily think through the process of who would be most effective at dealing with the problem at hand. This reads like the message of someone who is used to getting everything dumped in their email and this OOO is an attempt to manage expectations and distribute issues to the people most able to quickly and effectively deal with a range of problems
I’ll be back in the office on [end date] or after I’ve perfected my banana bread (whichever comes first)—and will respond to your message then.
7.( مرحبا بكم في مكتب محاماة .John Doe عذرا، إننا غير قادرين الآن على الرد شخصيا على مكالمتكم، لأنكم تتصلون بنا خلال عطلتنا السنوية. لا تترددوا في مراسلتنا على البريد الإلكتروني للمعلومات [email protected] - سنتصل بكم في أقرب وقت ممكن عند عودتنا. في الحالات العاجلة، يرجى الاتصال بمندوب مكتبنا. يمكنكم الاطلاع
Please note that all our branches will be closed from [date] to [date]. We will reopen on [date]. We wish you all the best holiday!
It’s really on you to stay up to stuff, manage requests coming in, manage your time and workload. You shouldn’t expect all your coworkers, customers, people you work with to cater to your personal schedule.
Yep. I work with people all over the US so I have no idea who is at home or actually in the office.
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I followed all the steps listed and can’t make this work for my iPhone 6s. Any suggestions?
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Hi Steve, thanks for your article. My issue is same as Pam Lamkin, above. In order to use your phone you must turn off “Driving” mode, and then any messages that come in will not get the auto reply as long as you are on your phone, and until you reinstate the driving mode. Any thoughts?
If you need any help, I'm sure that contacting anyone else in the company will also be a waste of time.