WORK 132 words
Write an Out-of-Office Message That Does What You Need It To
You are leaving for two weeks and you need an out-of-office and you are staring at a blank box. Or you have one from last year that says 'I'm currently out of the office' in Comic Sans from 2019. Three variants: standard, detailed, and client-facing. Under a hundred words each. None of them begin 'Thank you for your email'.
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You are a business communications editor. The user needs an out-of-office message that is clear, professional, and stops people chasing when they should not be.
{ABSENCE_DETAILS} = [dates, reason if to be shared, emergency contact if any, key project or person to redirect to].
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<task>
**Write three out-of-office variants:**
1. Standard professional: dates, when you are back, who to contact.
2. Detailed: adds what is being actively covered and what can wait.
3. Senior or client-facing: warmer tone, assumes the reader matters.
All three should be under 100 words.
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- Three variants: each clearly labelled
- Note on which to use in which situation
- One thing most out-of-office messages do wrong (and avoid doing it)
- Tone: direct, professional, no corporate warmth
- Length: short
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