Education Details: The Out of Office feature is only available for users with a Microsoft Exchange account; however, Home users with non-Exchange accounts can create an out-of-the-office template and create a rule to have Outlook send the reply automatically.
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That would drive me mad. I’m okay with in meetings all day but if you’re just going home at a normal time that’s ridiculous!
Unfortunately, literally every single thing in the world is an emergency in my office :(
Interesting! I’d be unpleasantly surprised and tempted to scold them for not taking a proper break.
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That said, I promised my wife that I am going to try to disconnect, get away and enjoy our vacation as much as possible. So, I’m going to experiment with something new. I’m going to leave the decision in your hands:
This is the dream. If I could do this, I would! I hate voicemails (and the phone in general) so, so much!
Hello, I will be out of the office [DATE] through [DATE] returning [DATE]. If you need immediate assistance during my absence, please contact [CONTACT NAME] at [EMAIL]. Otherwise, I will respond to your emails as soon as possible upon my return.
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Direct to Another Form of Contact Voicemail Greeting Example. Hi there, you’ve reached [your name] at [X company]. If you need a quick response, please shoot me an email at [X email address]. Otherwise, please leave me a message with your name and phone number and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Out-of-Office Voicemail Greeting
If this is a good representation of this individual’s personality, then I think they would be a fun co-worker and a reasonable boss.
Oh shoot. You need something and I’m unavailable today. Here’s the good news: you have options.
3. Delayed response templates. If you are working, but can't reply to emails easily, make this clear in your out of office message. This will easily set a sender's response expectations.
Most awkward/painful one I ever saw was a former co-worker. ~10 years ago when he left on paternity leave, he said as much in his out of office. The baby was stillborn. It stayed up for the month or so until he returned. Those of us in the same office of course knew the situation, but we regularly communicated directly with multiple offices in different states and countries. The very first time I saw it I was overcome with dread about how many congratulations he would receive and have to tell the story to. I was much younger and afraid to rock the boat then, but I think now I would push his manager and IT to use their ability to access his account and change it.
Oh hey, It’s Christmas, what are you doing emailing me? I’m extremely busy watching Home Alone, Die Hard, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Christmas Special on repeat until the new year. I might stop for food and toilet breaks, I also might now. Regardless of my general health and hygiene over the silly season, I’ll be back in office on January nd. Catch ya then, don’t forget to buy a pepperoni pizza for Splinter.
My grandboss used to put in his OOO: ‘I’m out of the office. If you need x or y, contact Andy or Jane. They know stuff.