‘Soaking up rain, reconnecting with family’: Vacationing CEO’s out-of-office email wins internet
Most out-of-office (OOO) auto-responders are painfully standard, a polite heads-up that emails will be delayed, usually paired with a contact number for urgent situations. However, one vacationing CEO is turning that mundane template on its head, winning over the internet with an OOO message that perfectly balances honesty, boundaries, and brilliant humour.The CEO’s out-of-office email has prompted varied responses. (Representational image). (Pexels)“My CEOs OOO automatic email reply is sending me 😂,” Threads user Taylor Elson wrote. He then added a screenshot of the CEO’s OOO email.Also Read: YesMadam CEO meets wife for 90 seconds at airport: ‘Nobody plans marriage like this’I’m currently in Ireland, for the next few weeks, soaking up the rain, reconnecting with family, and making sure my kids grow up realizing that not everywhere in the world has 24/7 sunshine.While I’ll be checking in once a day (usually as I sink into my first pint of the morning day), I won’t be as responsive as usual.How did social media react?The post prompted hilarious responses, alongside many appreciating the CEO for the clear yet query message. A few also shared OOOs from their colleagues or bosses.An individual commented, “The type of boss I love having.” Another shared, “This is so human. Love it!! My colleague’s OOO message was like, ‘I’m currently on annual leave (returning xxx), embracing my transformation into a semi-professional fence builder. At present, I can be found somewhere on my rural block, directing (and occasionally arguing with) a mini excavator, nervously watching a concrete truck reverse, and trying to construct a post-and-rail fence that is both structurally sound and aesthetically pleasing (because obviously, we have standards)’.”Also Read:
