How do you like the "I'm currently OOO" message? Thread poster: jyuan_us
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jyuan_us 
United States
Local time: 02:05
Member (2005)
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I found it a little annoying. It doesn't do any good.
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| Not in office | Aug 16, 2021 |
It lets people who don’t follow politics know that you lost the election🤷♂️
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| What does it mean? | Aug 19, 2021 |
I've never seen such a message.
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Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:05
English to Russian
| Out Of Office | Aug 19, 2021 |
Maxi Schwarz wrote:
What does it mean?
I've never seen such a message. It means that the person you are trying to reach is day-off. Hardly it is more annoying than IMHO or AFAIK or any other colloquial abbreviation.
[Edited at 2021-08-19 22:23 GMT]
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Adieu
Ukrainian to English
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| The email answering machine bot? | Aug 19, 2021 |
It has its uses. If you're trying to get somebody to fix an issue on Friday and get such a response, you might then realize that no help is coming until Monday.
Or it can just help you decide whether to wait for a response or just go to sleep or do life things if you're working with other time zones.
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Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 08:05
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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jyuan_us wrote:
How do you like the "I'm currently OOO" message?
I found it a little annoying. It doesn't do any good.
If you're talking about OOO messages in general, then my opinion is that they are a good thing. It allows the sender of an e-mail to know when his e-mail will be responded to.
If you create such a message yourself (if your mail server/e-mail program allows it), I don't recommend using the word "OOO" because it may not be universally understood -- rather call it an "out-of-office reply", and put the words "out of office" somewhere in the subject line instead of just "OOO" if you really want to.
The most recent OOO message that I used had the subject line "Away on holiday, 5-17 August 2021" and in the body of the mail I explained on what days I would be available and how much. But if I need to leave the office for just a few hours during normal business hours, I'd use something like "Out of office until 5 PM, 17 August 2021" in the subject line, with a brief note in the body of the mail to the same effect. I don't set an OOO message for weekends or after hours hours, but I know that some people do.
I appreciate it when PMs set such replies at all times that they are not available, however (including weekends and after hours hours), so that I know when I can expect a reply to my mail.
Added: or are you annoyed at the use of the word "OOO" specifically?
[Edited at 2021-08-20 08:26 GMT]
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jyuan_us
United States
Local time: 02:05
Member (2005)
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TOPIC STARTER | Here is the case | Aug 20, 2021 |
I get an out-of-office response to virtually every email I sent to two clients of mine everyday after they call it a day.
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Stepan Konev
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:05
English to Russian
| You have a choice | Aug 21, 2021 |
jyuan_us wrote:
I get an out-of-office response to virtually every email I sent to two clients of mine everyday after they call it a day. You can either not send them emails out of their workday hours or just ignore those messages. It is absolutely ok that people don't work in their off hours. On the other hand, annoying them with emails in their off hours is not ok at all. Even if you are in different time zones, you should keep in mind the time difference and account it when you send an email or expect a response.
*If you just don't want to see those messages and clog your inbox, you can setup a filter to delete them or re-direct them to a dedicated folder (Spam folder, Recycle Bin folder, Specific Client folder, etc.).
[Edited at 2021-08-22 00:59 GMT]
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Kay Denney
France
Local time: 08:05
French to English
It's apparently possible to schedule emails to arrive once your correspondent is back in the office, and this would be ideal for people in different time zones.
I don't set OOO messages. I tell agencies when I'm not going to be available, and I'm always available to my direct clients. Direct clients mostly don't bother me during holiday periods so I do still enjoy breaks. And people should be able to understand that we are not available 24/365 and that I might take longer to respond at the... See more It's apparently possible to schedule emails to arrive once your correspondent is back in the office, and this would be ideal for people in different time zones.
I don't set OOO messages. I tell agencies when I'm not going to be available, and I'm always available to my direct clients. Direct clients mostly don't bother me during holiday periods so I do still enjoy breaks. And people should be able to understand that we are not available 24/365 and that I might take longer to respond at the weekend or mid-August or on 31/12 (my clients are all in Europe). ▲ Collapse
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Tony Keily
Local time: 08:05
Italian to English
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| I wouldn't leave THAT message | Aug 23, 2021 |
But I generally let anyone who's interested know about my obligations that will keep me AFK and +/- out of contact using automatic responses, in the same way as all my customers do. I mean, if they're doing it, presumably they think it's useful.
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