Sunday, March 29, 2009
"Out of the Office" automatic email replies should be, for the most part, extinct. It's 2009, and you should have an iPhone or Blackberry at this point.
If you are even remotely diligent about your work ethic, you will respond to important emails at night, on the weekends, when you are on business trips, when you are on vacation, etc.
When I get an OOO message, I assume the person:
1) Doesn't have a phone that can read email. This is a FAIL person.
2) Thinks "work" occurs at a physical location during a set time. FAIL person.
3) Neither 1 or 2, but still does OOO messages because that's what people used to do and they never re-evaluate whether certain processes are necessary. FAIL person.
If you are even remotely diligent about your work ethic, you will respond to important emails at night, on the weekends, when you are on business trips, when you are on vacation, etc.
When I get an OOO message, I assume the person:
1) Doesn't have a phone that can read email. This is a FAIL person.
2) Thinks "work" occurs at a physical location during a set time. FAIL person.
3) Neither 1 or 2, but still does OOO messages because that's what people used to do and they never re-evaluate whether certain processes are necessary. FAIL person.
