The real purpose of an out of office message

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Throughout the pandemic, many of us havnt seen our offices for a while. More and more staff are realising that the purpose of an out of office isn’t to let people know you’re out of the office, it’s actually to let them know you're not going to be responding. But how has this new way of working upended our automatic reply? Our workplace commentator Pilita Clarke explains. Photo: Business Chair with written message Credit: Getty Images