What does your out of office email say when you’ll be away from your computer and only sporadically checking email over a long weekend?

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I don’t set one in this instance

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“I’m busy. Figure it out yourself”

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Yeah it's a little circumstance dependent - is there a deal I expect to be weekend busy i got coverage on? - but in general same day-ish weekend email response is sufficient so i don't worry.

I don’t. But that’s consistent with our firm culture and expectations. For OOOs, I keep it short and to the point.

“I’m traveling Oct 7-10 with family. I’ll be reviewing emails in the evenings as Wi-Fi allows. If something requires immediate attention, contact (junior’s name/paralegal/whatever makes sense) at blah blah blah.”

Depends - long weekend when I'm off, I say I'm out of the office until X, will be checking emails (if I feel like it). It it's a public holiday, I will say that in the OOO. I would rather manage expectations than just leave no OOO even if I am checking emails.

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