Man Gets Hit With Hilarious Auto-Reply From Vacationing Co-Worker

Office emails are usually forgettable, but this one landed with a lot more personality than anyone expected. A worker checking in on a vacationing co-worker got an auto-reply that was funny, blunt, and impossible to ignore.

The message came from a man named Roy, who was away with his wife and son and had no intention of staying connected to work.

His co-worker probably did not expect a vacation update to become the highlight of the day, but Roy made sure it did.

I Respect This Guy!

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The auto-reply reads -

“Hi there!

I know, I know. You got an immediate reply. And you were all like: “Ah! So he CAN answer emails!”

But alas, dear writer, I am off to a sunny island with the two people I love most. No, not Luke Skywalker and Jimi Hendrix. My wife and my son!

Nothing but a week of sun and quality time with my two favorite people.

It’s the recipe for happiness. I highly recommend you try it-with your loved ones, I mean. You can’t have mine. That’d be freaky.

“Anyway, I won’t be replying to you. Usually, people write that they have no access to email or phone, and we all know that’s a lie-they just don’t want to reply. I am, however, deleting Outlook from my phone for the week, and roaming is off, so I literally cannot be contacted until I am back, which will be Tuesday, December 11th.

I look forward to replying to you then… unless I get eaten by a shark or something.

If that does happen, then it’s OK. The shark would be eating a happy meal.

I only ask that you remember me as a kind man who loved vegetarian curries and death metal, and whose auto-reply made your day a little less ‘winter is coming’ and a bit more ‘island in the sun.’

Have a great week!

Roy”

What an absolute legend! Nothing was getting in the way of Roy and his little family's time away in the sun. The internet thought he was spot on with this response too.

Also, this spicy “vacation” energy reminds me of the lunch thief revenge plot with a fiery culinary twist.

Want another work versus family fight? See the guy who picked work over his partner’s surprise visit.