If you’re anything like I am, you probably fall into team two. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to get creative. But if you plan ahead, you might be able to craft some hilarity.
Thanks for your email. I will be away from the office until September 13th and will respond as soon as I can.
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When I’m out for a day or longer, I like to schedule my out of office message to run all the way up until the start time of my day when I return, since we have people who start emailing three hours or earlier before I even get to my desk. If it’s a Monday and I’ve been out for two weeks and they’re emailing me at 6:30am my time, I want people to know that I’ve been out and will be wading through my inbox and might not answer them right away at 10:01 their time like I typically would.
They happen when you have at least two auto-reply systems set to respond to every single email that somehow start messaging each other.
Rather than sounding like a boring email robot, you could add a funny tone to your letter. Use a GIF or a meme to joke about what you’re doing on vacation, but remember not to go overboard.
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If you are re-using the existing message from the past, make sure you update the dates so that your clients know when you will be available again. For a general out-of-office message, it is vital to include the office timings.
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I worked somewhere that required we use them when we left for the day or if we were in meetings all day. It was rather annoying to do every single day. Now I am not at a place that requires it thankfully. I will often put one up if I leave early or if I am arriving late. Also if I am actually out of the office I will also put one up.
First, here’s the out-of-message for people who don’t like watching video (although the person in the video is funny and really brings the message to life):
The bad news is that I’m out of office. The good news is that I’m out of office and enjoying elotes in Cancún.
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This is the perfect way to reduce the sheer email volume that you’ll return to, with a little anarchy involved…
So, professionals are expected to use out-of-office email autoresponders whenever they will be out of reach for a fairly long time.
I usually go with “Hickory, dickory, dock, I’m off the clock. When the clock strikes Tuesday, I’ll be back.”
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