It’s an unwritten rule that when you are on leave or course, you need to activate your out of office message in your email to notify everyone the date of your absence.

The default out of office message reads:

“I am out of office from ______ and till _______”

Some of us customise our out of office messages to make it more informative. Like this one.

“I am out of office from ______ and till _______. For ________ matters, pls contact (Name 1) at (Tel 1). For ______ matters, pls contact (Name 2) at (Tel 2). For other matters, pls contact (Name 3) at (Tel 3)”

Just received a forwarded email from a colleague today who was amazed by a really personalised out of office message. This is its full content.

“The freezing autumn breeze
Stops all things in its track
And snow is bound in a few hours
To tack the warmth of things

On a lonely silent hill
The buds have gone to sleep
A light grey veil of solitude
Covers my forlorn head

My hands are tied behind my back
My legs struggle in vain
My body in a contorted twist
My fate lies in your hands

My veins bleed tears of yesteryears
My eyes weep dollops of rain
My heart lies dead in a lonely heap
Under that sycamore tree

hey! i’m gonna not be around for just a while =) call me if u have my no or email me at ____

If it’s about work, ____ will attend to you =)
cheers!

p/s: yes it’s all a little grey, but don’t we all get a little crazy sometimes? ;P”

Strange, really strange out of office message. A budding poet in the making perhaps who is keen to share his literary talents?

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