The subtle art of being out of office
So, you're off on your hols, then? Remembered to leave an out-of-office message on your email? Ah, yes. "John Stephens will be out of the office from 1st August for two weeks. If you need an urgent response to a query, please contact " "
I'm sure you'll agree that there's nothing wrong with that - straightforward and informative. But - how can I put this, John? - isn't it just a little bit prosaic? Don't you itch to generate a frisson of envy among your colleagues while you're not hewing at the coalface? Boost your image? What might be called induced OOO envy? If so, you're going to have to do a damn sight better than the above. Because telling the truth on an OOO is so passi(C) these days. No, what's required is something altogether more ambitious, more global.
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