If you're wondering how to send out that out of office email in way that conveys a touch more personality than the usual 'contact my colleagues... as I'm out of here' - making people feel a bit more special than the norm. Or even somewhat tickled and perhaps even looking forward to your return in the process, here's Cyrus Todiwala's version, below.
Even better, he's not lording it with tales of sunny beaches and evenings sipping lassis by the pool - but being quiet about his having missed cancelled trains and disaster snow-bound motorway snarl-ups while away.
HELLO ALL!
ME = ON HOLIDAY
WHERE = INDIA
WHY= MEETING/ MOTHER /SISTER/ FAMILY/ FRIENDS IN MOTHERLAND HOW CAN YOU HELP = DON'T SEND E MAILS PERSONAL ONES PLEASE. FOR SOMETIME UNTIL 15TH FEB.
OFFICIAL WORK E MAIL= YES SEND BUT PLEASE BUT ALSO ADDING THE NAME jane.hedley@yahoo.co.uk PLEASE THIS IS A SPECIAL REQUESTSO AT LEAST JANE CAN REPLY IF ANYTHING IS URGENT..........OK!!
OTHERWISE FOLKS HAVE FUN AND ALL THE BEST TO YOU ALL................ENJOY AND FORGIVE THE LANGUAGE
That's the way to do it
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