out of office
Not at work
Out of office describes someone temporarily unavailable for work communication, typically due to vacation, travel, or leave.
The phrase appears most often in automated email replies: I'm out of office until Monday with limited access to email.
As a modifier, it describes such notifications: an out-of-office message, an out-of-office reply.
The abbreviation OOO is common in workplace shorthand.
Cannot be accessed
- awayNot in this location
- leaveSanctioned time away
- vacationLeisure time away
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
holiday · gone · traveling · missing · excused · off-duty · day off · time off
Short pause from hardship
- recessPause in activity
- hiatusBreak in activity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
getaway · retreat · rest · intermission · escape · mental health day · breather · decompress
Automated message sender
- emailDigital written communication
- notificationFormal notice given
- messageTransmitted communication
- OOOAbsence status acronym
autoreply · responder · mailbox · forwarding · delegation · alert · setting · bounce-back
Work away from office
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- teleworkEmployment from afar
- digital nomadRoaming online professional
- distributed teamWorkers in separate locations
location independent · flexible work · remote access · VPN · hotspot · coworking · workation
unavailable
Cannot be accessed
sabbatical · holiday · gone · traveling · missing · excused · off-duty · day off · time off · absence
respite
Short pause from hardship
downtime · getaway · retreat · rest · intermission · escape · mental health day · breather · decompress · unplug
autoresponder
Automated message sender
- emailDigital written communication
- notificationFormal notice given
- messageTransmitted communication
OOO · autoreply · responder · mailbox · forwarding · delegation · alert · setting · bounce-back · signature
telecommute
Work away from office
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- teleworkEmployment from afar
- digital nomadRoaming online professional
location independent · distributed team · flexible work · remote access · VPN · hotspot · coworking · workation
- time offvacation, holiday, weekend, break, rest
- canned responsesauto-reply, form letter, away message, welcome message, error message
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- messagesmessage, email, text message, text, instant message
- emailinbox, from, send, to, outbox
- office communicationemail, memo, memorandum, letter, meeting