A good out-of-office message answers three questions before anyone asks them: How long are you away, what happens to my message, and who do I contact if it cannot wait? The generator writes the text for a holiday, a training course or a closed office, works out your return date and adds a note that suits your profession.
What belongs in an out-of-office message
The period with first and last day, the day from which you are available again, and a clear statement of whether the message will be forwarded or only dealt with after your return. Plus, if there is one, a deputy with phone number or email. You do not have to explain why you are away: “on holiday” or “out of the office” is enough, and travel destinations or details of an illness do not belong in it.
As the return date, the generator uses the next working day after your last day of absence. It skips weekends automatically; public holidays vary by federal state, so please check those yourself.
The right note for your profession
In law firms and in tax advice, deadlines count: anyone who has received a court document or a tax assessment should get in touch right away and not wait until after the holiday. Notary offices confirm that scheduled signing appointments go ahead, mediators say how ongoing mediations will continue, and bookkeeping offices point out that receipts can still be sent in. The generator suggests a sentence for each of the six professions, which you can switch on or off.
Bilingual out-of-office message
If you have international clients, you can add the English version to the German text with one click. The subject line then contains both languages, and the English text follows after a dividing line. On the pages in other languages, including this one, the generator adds a German version instead, so that German-speaking senders know where things stand too.
