{"id":6783,"date":"2018-12-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/?p=6783"},"modified":"2020-04-02T05:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T19:36:18","slug":"aussie-out-of-office-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/laughs\/aussie-out-of-office-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"9 out-of-office messages only Australians would use"},"content":{"rendered":"

The holidays are finally here and you know what that means, don\u2019t you? Yeah, yeah \u2013 Christmas, the joy of giving, yadda, yadda, yadda. But really it\u2019s time to craft that perfect out-of-office message to make your colleagues, business partners and workmates laugh, and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 make them jealous of your holiday plans.<\/p>\n

Because Australians are naturally hilarious (it\u2019s true \u2013 just ask us) and our workplaces generally pretty laid-back, we have some of the strongest autoreply game around. Here are some of the best OOO messages that only Aussies would use.<\/p>\n

Disclaimer:<\/strong> Remember, some workplaces are more relaxed than others and with great autoreply power comes great responsibility. Use these messages wisely \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

1. The mysterious<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m on holiday until 23\/01. If you need to contact me, travel to the highest peak of Mount Kosciuszko. There you will find a tree. Once you form a connection with that tree, you will know how to reach me. Trust me, you\u2019ll know.<\/em><\/p>\n

If your message requires a faster response, you can contact my manager, Doug. <\/em><\/p>\n

Merry Christmas! <\/em><\/p>\n

2. The quizzer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thank you for your email. I\u2019m currently on holiday and won\u2019t return until 03\/01. While you\u2019re here, though, help settle an office argument for me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Which is the best Christmas movie?<\/em><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Love Actually<\/em>
\n 2.<\/strong> Home Alone<\/em>
\n 3.<\/strong> Elf<\/em>
\n 4.<\/strong> The Nightmare Before Christmas<\/em>
\n 5.<\/strong> It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>
\n 6.<\/strong> Diehard<\/em>
\n 7.<\/strong> Gremlins<\/em>
\n 8.<\/strong> Forget movies \u2013 watch the cricket!<\/em><\/p>\n

You can only pick one. GO!<\/em><\/p>\n

3. The #hashtag<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m not in the office right now. I\u2019m on holidays, probably on my third serve of pav. But if it\u2019s important, tweet me @yourTwitterhandle using #YOUAREINTERRUPTINGMYHOLIDAY.<\/u><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> I reserve the right to block you.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. The emoji whisperer<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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\n\ud83d\udc86\ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udc59\ud83d\udc68\ud83d\udc69\ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc28\ud83d\udcda\ud83c\udf79\ud83c\udf74\ud83d\udc4f
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\n\ud83c\udfe1 = 07\/01 \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\udc4b<\/h3>\n

5. The long-distance responder<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thank you for your email. I\u2019m currently on holiday in England so my reply might be delayed due to the curvature of the earth and the sun\u2026 and science. Oh, and Christmas!<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you…<\/em><\/p>\n

6. The cold, hard truth<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Thank you for your email. I\u2019ll be out of the office during the holiday period, spending time with my wife\u2019s family in Canada. As you can see, the weather looks great!<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

Instead of responding to your emails, I\u2019ll be alternating between my Snuggie and three layers of thermals. But let\u2019s be honest, I\u2019ll likely be spending most of my holiday in front of the heater to avoid the -11-degree weather outside. Save me some prawns for when I get back, please!<\/em><\/p>\n

Happy holidays!<\/em><\/p>\n

7. The hot mess<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jayne will respond to your email once the summer heatwave gets too much for her and she returns to the office desperately seeking free air-conditioning. Until then, you\u2019re on your own.<\/em><\/p>\n

8. The absolutely cruel<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The e-mail server\u2019s NBN connection has failed and we are unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try again.<\/em><\/p>\n

9. The drinker (aka Guess who\u2019s going to HR in January!)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hey, I\u2019m out of the office and very likely sloshed. See ya!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/i> PLAN YOUR SUMMER GETAWAY <\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The holidays are finally here and you know what that means, don\u2019t you? Yeah, yeah \u2013 Christmas, the joy of giving, yadda, yadda, yadda. But really it\u2019s time to craft that perfect out-of-office message to make your colleagues, business partners and workmates laugh, and \u2013 most importantly \u2013 make them jealous of your holiday plans. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":6785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[756],"tags":[333,332,331,330],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6783"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6829,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6783\/revisions\/6829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wotif.com\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}