By Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Reader's Digest
Is this a real out-of-office reply straight from the 'Hollywood A-hole' himself? Well, Ryan Reynolds does own a large stake in Aviation Gin (the bottles even come engraved with his signature) and his sense of humor is legendary. Either way, we'll take an email from Ryan Reynolds any day, even if it is an automatic one.
This person took a job to make more money (not an abnormal reason to switch jobs!) but their boss apparently felt quite upset—upset enough to write this glorious little piece of fictional dialog! This is a pretty clear-cut case but if you're unsure how your manager really feels about you.
The best out-of-office replies are short and to the point but this one adds an extra layer of awesome by allowing you to wonder if a worldwide musical chairs championship really exists and if so, what it would look like. Helmets? Photo-finishes of butts? Do you still win a sticker?
Who doesn't wish they could live out Back to the Future? When this person left for vacation they decided to set an out-of-office reply Marty McFly would have been proud of… if email had existed in any of the eras he lived in.
'Make love not horcruxes' might be the best email sign-off we've ever read! This person chose to go a more magical route with their bits and bytes. Instead of sending their data the 'old-fashioned' way through computers, they are opting for the Owl Express.
Forget simple vacation replies—who needs to answer email at all when you have a sentient robot at your service? It's especially great when you have one as polite and helpful as this one! Ann's a lucky gal.
This IT support specialist wanted to make sure he'd have plenty of relaxing beach time in Hawaii without being pestered by his coworkers. This (literal) out-of-office note does the trick! Have you booked your next vacation yet? Downtime is super important.
A lyrical poem about Nashville was this person's way of sharing her 'honky tonk' vacation with her coworkers while also giving them the information they'd need to function until she line-danced her way back to the office.
Ever wondered what the Burning Man festival is really like? Well, now you can parachute in and see for yourself. Or you can just live vicariously through this person's hilarious out-of-office reply (complete with picture!).
What's worse than not being on vacation? Knowing everyone else is somewhere sunny and fun without you. At least this person tried to take the sting out of it by suggesting to everyone who emailed him that they book a vacation for themselves, pronto.
You know those weird topics you always wish you could discuss with your coworkers but have never found the right moment? Your vacation reply is the perfect opportunity, as shown by this person who shared her fear of shark attacks right next to a recipe for potato salad. Everyone wins (except the sharks).
Where the last robot was polite, this artificial intelligence cuts the crap and gets right to the point: The weak humans are gone leaving the strong robots to rule all… until someone turns off the electricity.
Who does this guy think he is—Ryan Reynolds?!
When your jilted boss writes your final out-of-office reply
Just headed off to the musical chairs world championships
How to share your love of '80s movies while on vacation
Accio email!
Robot butlers have come a long way
When only one person gets to go on the tropical vacation
A poet is always great underappreciated in their time
I'm busy burning effigies right now but if you call back later...
You can never use too many emojis in a business email
Fun facts and shark attacks
Humans are weak
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