...Say what?

[phrogg.livejournal.com]

So i manage the company's BlackBerry server. Most people take this to mean that i also know every minuscule detail about the handhelds, too, and make demands that i show them how to do generally reasonable tasks (ie, empty Deleted Items on the server from the BB so that their mailbox doesn't overflow while they're on a trip). No problem, i enjoy teaching people how to do things, and some of it you'd really have to sit down for a couple hours to figure it out.

My only question in is this: Why, given the nature of wireless, handheld devices, why would you need to put an Out-of-Office message on it?

Comments

[azurelunatic]

So someone pestering you can be told instantly that you're not Right There rather than waiting 10 minutes for you to wake up and typo to tell them to go bother someone else?

[misfit4leaf.livejournal.com]

You know, I've wondered that too. The only thing I can think of is that they don't really want to be contacted when they're "out of the office". Example: Boss wants you to keep your work phone on you while on vacation in case of a snafu, but you don't want to keep getting notifications of incoming (work) mail while you're gone.

[fnordx.livejournal.com]

Maybe instead, an "In office" message?

"Hi there, I can't answer the cell phone right now because I'm in the office. Call me there."

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

OOO is a state of mind :)