I’m nostalgic for the days when you could deploy auto-response on email without risking discovery on Facebook or TwitterBack when people still talked about screening their calls and thought of their email addresses as private,you could sometimes pretend to be out of touch for a week by telling people you were on holiday. In came a message and out went your vacation auto-reply and, even whether you were within reach, or it was understood you didn’t want to be bothered. This Christmas,millions of us will continue to observe this quaint (charmingly old fashioned) ritual in the knowledge that not a single recipient of the out-of-office email assumes the sender won’t be checking her messages on Christmas Eve, Christmas morning, and while the kids are opening their presents,in front of the Queen and in the evening, while she lies next to her partner. Related: How to cease 24/7 email ruining your life Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com