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😲 Surprised sound 🏝️ Out of office
ooo

ooo

1 7.7
A message that shows someone is away from work and not available
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : fuera de la oficina

Examples

  • Set your OOO reply to go live at that time (not when you get in the car to head to the airport).

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  • For the most part, Ben reinforces what is articulated by Manager Tools, but I think he does an excellent and compelling job of explaining why the OOO is for the team member and not for the manager.

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  • I've spent a lot of time studying One-on-Ones (or OOOs, as I am wont to call them) in the past few weeks, in both my role as advisor to clients and in thinking about my own management and leadership style.

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  • When I go on vacation, my colleagues will send all work-related emails with ooo in the subject line.

  • Please set your email auto-responder to indicate you are ooo for the next two weeks.

  • During her time ooo, Lisa won't be available to attend meetings or respond to calls.

Synonyms

oot
vsooo
  • Slang
1 9.9

A Scottish informal word for out meaning not inside

indicates being away from work and unavailable to reply to messages

Surface Forms

ooo singular
ooos plural

Etymology

Ooo as a status comes from the first letters of Out, Of, Office, and it is used in emails or chat to mean 'out of office' when someone is away and not checking messages.