Co-Worker Issuing Verbal Out-Of-Office Replies
Junior media buyer Greg Abernathy, scheduled to leave for vacation next Friday, began responding to project requests with verbal out of office replies early Monday, according to several sources at the San Francisco office of Goodbar, Silverstein & Partners. Abernathy, who has reportedly been talking up his planned South American trip for weeks, responded verbally to a meeting request by saying “You’ve reached the desk of Greg Abernathy. I will be out of the office on vacation starting Monday, December 21st. If you have a project or request that requires immediate attention, please give it to someone who’s not busy getting ready for their trip to Punte del Este.” After co-workers reminded Abernathy that he was sitting right there, Abernathy reportedly responded by saying, “I will have no access to email or phone messages, but if you leave a message, I will attempt to respond upon my return,” before going to the break room to get coffee.
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