I'm currently out of the office and will have....

[JohnL]

At a close relatives funeral - I said phones off please. One still went off.

Trainers and meeting chairs hate them and every gym I go to seems to block them (which really mucks up my on call).

[miga]

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[KidKruger]

I usually say I have limited access, so no-one can assume automatically I'll service their enquiries.

That way, if I'm keeping an eye open, I can pick / choose / divert as I see fit.

I rarely totally ignore work for an entire week unless I'm somewhere that physically prevents comms.

But I'm not gonna tell everyone at work that.

[Mick Mac]

david_carnell Wrote:

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> Yes. And I want a better suit and a secretary to

> type for me.

type for me, and the rest.....

[njc97]

I am at home and will have limited access because vodafone's coverage is sh*t and my blackberry only connects in random 5 minute windows.

(also limited access might mean "I'm checking every couple of hours in breaks between meetings but might not be able to respond immediately. Or I'm on and off planes so won't get them all the time)

[Otta]

I'm at home today and was hoping for more or less skiving. Unfortunately I've done more today than any other day this week. Stpid remote log in and work phone!

[DulwichFox]

Maj. Major Major Major:

Sergeant, from now on, I don't want anyone to come in and see me while I'm in my office. Is that clear?

First Sgt. Towser:

Yes, sir. What do I say to people who want to come in and see you while you're in your office?

Maj. Major Major Major:

Tell them I'm in and ask them to wait.

First Sgt. Towser:

For how long?

Maj. Major Major Major:

Until I've left.

First Sgt. Towser:

And then what do I do with them?

Maj. Major Major Major:

I don't care.

First Sgt. Towser:

May I send people in to see you after you've left?

Maj. Major Major Major:

Yes.

First Sgt. Towser:

You won't be here then, will you?

Maj. Major Major Major:

No.

First Sgt. Towser:

I see, sir. Will that be all?

Maj. Major Major Major:

Also, Sergeant, I don't want you coming in while I'm in my office asking me if there's

anything you can do for me. Is that clear?

First Sgt. Towser: Yes, sir.

When should I come in your office and ask if there's anything I can do for you?

Maj. Major Major Major:

When I'm not there.

First Sgt. Towser:

What do I do then?

Maj. Major Major Major:

Whatever has to be done.

First Sgt. Towser:

Yes, sir.

DulwichFox

[uncleglen]

Some people at work have been using a facility which, when you e-mail them a notice comes up telling you when they are free. I purposely do not want to use it because I don't want people to know when I'm free so that they can pester me and then I won't be free. Being 'free' means this is the only time I've got to actually get on and do some actual work......

[OD]

@uncleglen - then what youo have to do it add 'meetings' in your calendar in which you complete your work and your status will be seen as 'busy' to everyone else!! Works for me!!

[numbers]

MrBen Wrote:

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> .....limited access to emails.

>

> Is something I see every day on auto replies. And

> it's bollocks. Unless your sailing to St Kilda or

> hiking round the remote alps everyone now has a

> smartphone,tablet,laptop. You're reading your

> email!

>

> Why not just be honest and say you're on holiday

> and don't want to be interrupted? Or not say it at

> all?

>

> We're stil adapting to the new world it seems....

I'm of the opinion that if you can afford to employ someone to say they have 'limited access to emails blah etc' whilst sailing round St. Kinda or hiking in the Alps then you're employing too many staff. The work still needs to be done and no-one is indispensable.

Edited for grammar :p

[LadyDeliah]

So staff don't get annual leave in your workplace numbers?

[numbers]

Not what I meant Lady D. Of course people can have time off to do those things, it was the fact that things can't be done without them being there (or the implication of that by them having "limited" access to emails. No-one is that important that decisions cannot be taken by others in their absence. Presuming that something needs to happen whilst they are off.

Holidays? 5 minutes for lunch would be nice. Having too little staff is just as bad as having too many.