This Christmas, spare a thought for the recipient of your out-of-office email
The IndependentThe best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some go for terse and unhelpful: “I’m away and won’t respond to your email.” Others massively overshare: “For the next month, I’m lucky enough to be taking the trip of a lifetime to the Amazon rainforest with my incredible wife/husband. I’ll tell you all about it when I return, but in the meantime, just call the office if you have an urgent query and I’m sure my amazing colleagues will do their very best to help.” No doubt you’ve seen variations of these irksome messages. The good news is that I’m out of the office.” “I’m busy watching Christmas movies.
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