When The Out-Of-Office Message Is...Grovely

This is not a rehash of last week’s post about out-of-office messages, we swear. No, there’s yet another faux pas you can commit with that simple e-mail, and it’s being way too apologetic.

Freelance writer David Murray got this “interesting” e-mail:

Companions,

Taking some time off, the week before the week before our [Big Corporate Event] — sticking around town, doing some odds and ends that need taking care of, (also my dad has another chemo treatment this week and a few follow appts) — but I also hopefully be catching up on some books and movies I have piling up.

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