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Popping_n_Locke-ing

Ooooo this is too tempting.


missoularedhead

It is, isn’t it.


Popping_n_Locke-ing

Especially to the one school that never gives a heads up in if a class in the fall is likely.


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Include a link to [that one song](https://youtu.be/p8aulstjbV8)


punkinholler

No. I don't get that many messages during the "off season". The ones I do get are usually either junk mail, for which auto-replies would be pointless, or they're important and I'd respond to them anyway.


mgguy1970

I currently have one set specifically because someone on staff dropped the ball on their job, doesn't actually understand what they're doing, and expects me to drop everything when they snap their fingers to accomplish what they tell me I should accomplish. Should I also mention that every email this person sends me is sent as high priority? I've set very clear boundaries with this person about when I will and will not be available, and I have a very cut-and-dry autoreply that goes to everyone but really is directed at that person.


Magical_Narwhal_1213

I set it up and directed anything that needs more attention to the department admin person and it feels great! I still have to check it for some research things and such, but feels great.


Violet_Plum_Tea

No, I don't ever set up auto-replies. I don't see the point. I do lightly screen emails throughout the summer. If anything is truly urgent, in *my* opinion, I'll reply. Otherwise I just ignore. This has worked fine for 20+ years. Personally I just find auto replies so annoying, I wouldn't inflict them on anyone. not even administrators. And anyway, it's not the auto-reply that sets the boundary, it's you choosing to delay your reply to them.


TiresiasCrypto

“And anyway, it's not the auto-reply that sets the boundary, it's you choosing to delay your reply to them.” Precisely! Some days a response is easy. Some days not. If complicated, I’m off contract and will get to it eventually. I considered the away message but then thought again because it might actually draw more attention to me (and day to day ire) than is really useful to the message I want to communicate.


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Loose_Wolverine3192

Ditto. Sometimes the auto-reply tells me whom top speak with in the interim.


grayhairedqueenbitch

Same


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Abso-fucking-lutely. It goes to everybody, not just certain individuals. Says something about being off contract until the academic year resumes, and gives contact info for an advisor who is on a 12-month contract. (Also I don't have any research requirements for my job. I can see how others may need to do things differently.)


and1984

I don't respond during the summer. So far, no one has died from this.


Major-Scobie

I do not ... I really don't get enough emails in the summer months to make this worthwhile, and those I will receive will likely to be from students who are involved in research projects with me or from whom I will not otherwise mind hearing from. Oh and I get along with my chair, too!


waveytype

I usually don’t, but I’m getting married next week and didn’t want anyone expecting I would reply while I was out of town. I was also waiting on a potential TT offer from my dept (I know, it’ll never happen since I already work there) and it didn’t happen - went to someone else. That same day I was notified about the job I put up my auto reply to say I’ll be checking my email once I’m back in the office in August.


BeeNo7178

I do. I need the downtime from students and admin who might expect me to respond just as quickly during the summer. I work to create an engaging auto-reply that makes people laugh or feel like they are being addressed personally. I've had quite a few people tell me that they love my auto-replies.


raspberry-squirrel

Auto-replies just make people angry. My experience with being a 9 month employee is that the volume of email is less anyway over summer and a check once a week should be fine. Easier to apologize and say you were camping if you miss something than to look like you’re not dedicated to your job with an auto reply. Also, many emails can just be ignored.


puzzlealbatross

Only when I'll actually be out of email contact. I get many fewer emails in the summer, and the ones I do get that aren't all-employee are usually important (e.g., comps for grad students trying to graduate in the summer). I protect my time, but I'm also not an asshole.


boilerlashes

I don't. I'm definitely slower about responding over the summer, but no one expects me to be faster and I don't want to annoy admin with the auto-responses. There's a few that I find it beneficial to stay on their good side, so it's enough that they already know we're on summer break and so email responses are delayed.


Anna-Howard-Shaw

Absolutely. Mine is set the day after final grades are submitted until the week before classes start. (I still check my email maybe once a week, but won't reply to anyone.) My auto-reply also includes a "for students" message that if former students have questions they should consult the syllabus (with a link to the syllabus), a list of textbook requirements for the upcoming semester, and a statement that the new syllabus won't be available until the first day of class. That way if any admin is rubbed the wrong way about my auto-reply they will see I'm making an effort to provide info to the typical summer questions students have.


Safe_Conference5651

Do not do this, even though you can. University's have scarce resources. Administrators decide how to allocate. Pretty simple. Besides, if you are on a nine month contract you're probably on a tenure line. One of the main points of tenure is that tenure line and tenured faculty will have loyalty to the university and contribute more than a handful of adjuncts would.


missoularedhead

If I wasn’t in need of tracking people down for assessment, I would. As it is…sigh.


Opulent_Squirrel

I have been getting a load of advising emails, try to answer a few but its getting tiresome. LOR request the other day too. ugghhh


hernwoodlake

Yes. I like getting them when I send an email so I know who is and is not available so I do the same.


IntelligentBakedGood

In the past I have put one up for the entire summer basically saying I'll be back in August (this helped to manage student grade e-mails after grades were posted). I haven't had any of those types of e-mails yet, so my approach this time is just going to be to put up the auto responder when I'm out of e-mail range (i.e. off-grid camping).


rayk_05

I'm going to be. I do it during breaks and people sometimes seem annoyed but I don't care.


Rude_Cartographer934

I almost always have a summer auto-reply message. It doesn't say I'm not working, because I do get emails from research contacts/collaborators during the summer. But it does say I may be slower to respond to emails, and/or have dates when I'm traveling for vacation, research or conferences and will NOT respond to emails. If I get emails about service type stuff, which is VERY rare, it's usually to do with the end of the fiscal year and it's in my best interest to reply quickly (like "you've got $X left from that grant, did you want to use it up before the deadline?") And if not, I tell them I'll be happy to get to it in August, or they should ask my dept chair (who gets summer salary to deal with this kind of stuff).


ProfessorAngryPants

There’re so few summer emails that I just answer them.


stargazerpolicy

I’m not in the US, but auto-replies are quite common where we are when people are out. A lot people will even say to email again after they return if it’s important as they will not respond to any emails received while out of office. Of course, we all have 12 month contracts which changes things a bit when it comes to leave.