A new law passed last week has made all out-of-office emails truthful.
Already having an impact, many employers are struggling to keep staff in line.
Mark Jennings set his up just prior to his 2 week holiday to Thailand.
'It was quite refreshing' he said. 'The wording was simple. It ran:
I am on holiday for 2 weeks. The following is what had to be done prior to me leaving; set up a cover rota for this period, send out all cheques, assign seating and ensure all colleagues had access to all shared files. But I couldn't be fucked. It's friday and I'm going away early. See you in two weeks, cunts!'
He continued 'I was bored so left early and I dont care if it's chaos.'
And Sally Charleston said of her out-of-office email 'It was short and to the point.'
'It simply said 'I am leaving. When I return I will delete everything in my inbox and deny all knowledge. You have been warned.'
'It's what I have always done in the past but this time people know what to expect. And that is tell me everything I need to know as I can't be fucked reading 900 emails and if you don't it's your fault.'