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Not only did Kopelman manage to turn his out-of-office message into an epic poem of sorts, but also, he actually went through the trouble of creating a delightfully snarky, vacation-specific email address for his recipients.
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I will be away from (Date) until (Return Date). For urgent matters, you can contact (Contact Person).
3.) Bienvenue chez l’AG de John Doe. Nos bureaux à Berlin sont maintenant fermés pour les vacances. Vous pouvez nous contacter pendant les heures de travail du Lundi ou vendredi de 9h à midi et de 13h à 18h. Pour des demandes, vous pouvez aussi nous envoyer un email sur [email protected]. Merci beaucoup. Nous vous souhaitons une bonne journée – votre AG de John Doe.
I'm not actually at the North Pole, but I am preoccupied with wrapping presents, drinking hot chocolate, and listening to festive music. Therefore, I won’t respond to your email until [date]. Thank you for your patience, and I hope you have a wonderful holiday.
I guess it’s relatively minor, but I once emailed a local government official with a question about building permits (just as a citizen, not work-related) at about 10am on a Monday and got an out-of-office reply stating she’d be back “Monday” with no date. So I had no idea whether she was already back and hadn’t turned off the message yet, in which case, not urgent, I’ll wait, or was out for a week, in which case, I’d like to ask someone else. Not a big inconvenience, but it was so illogical not to give a date that it really drove me crazy
Co-sign. HATE THAT. We use Outlook and there’s a banner across the top that says AUTOMATIC REPLIES ARE BEING SENT. Just click the button to stop them!
Education Details: RELATED: 9 Ways to Save for the Vacation You Deserve. 1. Include a greeting and sign-off. Of course, how you start an OOO message will depend on your personal preference and work environment. While a big "hello" isn't absolutely necessary, you have to begin somewhere, and it’s nice to add a human touch. If jumping right into “I’m
Just say you’re away from your desk! Or if you’re out for more than a day, just say you’re “away” until XYZ date.
Thank you for your message. I’m on sick leave and will get back to you as soon as I return to the office.
After all, a professional voicemail recording boosts your credibility, makes you seem more competent, and encourages whoever's listening to it to continue the relationship.
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I’ve seen similar things with OOO messages where people would update them practically daily. “I’ll be away from my desk from 9-2 with intermittent emails and then on a call from 3:-3:45” and ….dude. We don’t need that much detail every day.
The ability to schedule your OOO replies was literally the best feature ever to come to Outlook, and it took way too long.
Hey, why are you being so sneaky about where you've disappeared to? If you're not on vacation and your out of office is for a work trip, well darn it, work that! [Editor's note: Pun totally intended.]
I had a voicemail greeting like that in High School!! I can’t imagine an adult having that kind of VM greeting; it would definitely annoy me coming from anyone older than like 20.
But despite these (fantastic) suggestions, the number one rule for choosing your out of office is that it reflects who you are as a person. Don’t change for anyone, especially not your auto-responder.