This morning I decided to email a fellow blogger, just to say g'day and to urge them to keep on writing since they haven't posted in a while. Here's a snippet from the out-of-office reply I received:
I am currently at my savanna office. As such, contact with the industrialized world involves planes zipping overhead, land rovers bumping along rutted dirt roads at breakneck speed or the occasional call I can receive on my cell if I stand next to the Masala tree at the store in the village.
Right at this very minute I am probably asking farmers nosy questions about how many times they visit the local market and what types of wild fruits they harvest. Hopefully, I am not dodging rogue elephants in musth, hungry crocodiles, confused hippos, or small children attempting to discover if I am truly a crazy, child-eating mulungo.
Good on you, Jen! That's the best out-of-office I have ever read.
And here I am applying for office jobs in Canberra! What am I doing?
2 comments:
Oi Toaf, it's funny that I just got into my city office today to find your email. I'm glad you like my "savanna office" notice. I read somewhere once that out of office messages should be silly or really brief but courteous since you wouldn't be getting back to the person for a while. I went for funny.
I wish you all the best in your job search in Canberra. I hope that you find a job that meshes well with your beliefs and skills.
Jen, your message gave me a good laugh. I'd been thinking, "I hope nothing's happened to that Green Chickens chick", so it was good to learn you'd just "gone bush" for a while. I'm looking forward to hearing about what you've been up to once you have time to do some blogging again.
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