ทดสอบการแก้ไข You’re finally about to head off on a well-earned break, but there’s one more task to tick off your to-do list: composing an out-of-office reply.
Many will be all too familiar with debating how much information to include and how available you will be – and whether to inject some personality into your message, or even risk cracking a joke.
Experts say there are clear dos and don’ts when it comes to writing an out-of-office message (OOO) – and getting it wrong can have more serious consequences than you might think. Here are their rules to penning the perfect out-of-office reply.
‘Avoid oversharing or boasting’
Debretts, an etiquette consultancy, says a good automatic reply should be polite and concise, give a specific return date, and provide another point of contact if appropriate.
But you should avoid oversharing, for instance including the specifics of your holiday plans, or boasting about things like second homes or expensive hobbies.