Getting Creative
04/10/2007
Anyone have a rejection letter? It’s a writing exercise. I don’t keep any around. They are generally too generic and too stupid to keep.
My out-of-office email… if I had an office to be out of.
“I am out of the office. I will not be reading email. You may continue to send email while I’m out. I plan to enjoy every minute of my vacation and that means no email will be read until I get back. I may or may not respond when I get back. In fact, after seeing that my email box contains 1000 emails, I will delete them all without reading a single one. You will know that I have returned to the office, when you receive a reply.”
Do you think I could get away with that message? At least it’s honest. I really hate the standard out-of-office automated replies.
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Pistol Pete said,
April 10, 2007 @ 7:01 am
Sounds like a great message. Straightforward & honest. No doubt about where you stand. I agree standard out-of-office replies are too generic. I’m always left with the impression that my well-thought out e-mail has wound up in some dead-letter office. At least with your message, I would know that you have personally rejected me.
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April 11, 2007 @ 1:34 am
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