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.
Use your auto-reply to promote your expertise—you're going to a well-known industry conference, after all. You multitask and use your out of office to connect with colleagues/clients who are also attending the conference or event.
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I’m on PTO (Holiday) from the 28.09 until the 02.10 working again on the 5th of October, due to this my response will be delayed.
It’s important to get the tone and content right because it can make or break your reputation as a company.
We had to do this at my prior position so that agents knew that we were in the office that specific day. Now i dont even use my phone as most internal people call me on Teams.
12 Examples of Professional Out of Office Emails – Permanent and Temporary Autoresponses
The one from “Central Intelligence” with the Rock that I love is is (paraphrasing) :
Naturally, she had to take the day off — and couldn't let folks know with any old generic auto-response. Instead, she made a guessing game of it in her out-of-office email, which you can use for yourself, below.
Every time the grocery store clerk asks, “Would you like to donate to breast cancer?” I have to bite my tongue.
Our sales and administration offices will be closed from 21st December until 2nd January 2019 ...
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12. "Hi, you've reached [company]. We're available by phone from [hour] to [hour] [time zone] Monday through Friday [optional: and from hour to hour on the weekends]. You can also contact us by going to our website, [URL], and live-chatting or emailing us. If you'd like us to call you back, please leave your name and number after the tone."
If you’re out for several days, then sure, say when you’ll be back and leave info for who to contact in the meantime.
2. 2 The Fruitcake. Greetings, Did you know that emails during the holidays are a lot like fruitcakes? Nobody really wants them, but a lot of people end up receiving them, anyhow.
Part of me would really appreciate an OOO that says, “I can’t get back to you today because I’m out robbing a bank.” Part of me would dread that, because I’d probably become that person’s court-appointed attorney.
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Interesting! I’d be unpleasantly surprised and tempted to scold them for not taking a proper break.