{"id":7790,"date":"2023-05-15T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T11:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=7790"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:28:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:28:23","slug":"out-of-office-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/out-of-office-bot\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamline Your Out-of-Office Notifications with a Bot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you go out-of-office, your colleagues and clients need to know that you’re away and when you\u2019re coming back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years the easiest option to inform everyone was using an email out-of-office template<\/a>. But these days we have so many channels of communication that email messages alone might not be enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, we can set up a notification bot that will provide out-of-office responses across different channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tune in to find the option that works best for your case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Slack Bot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How it works: <\/strong>whenever someone reaches out in Slack, they will get a message with details on why you\u2019re absent and when you come back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You set your out-of-office email, but people keep knocking on your Slack? Well, it’s time to set up a bot that will handle all the direct messages you receive from colleagues and clients while you\u2019re away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s how you can set up and configure an out-of-office bot in Slack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, download the bot from the Slack app directory. For this example, we\u2019ll use Geekbot as it\u2019s one of the most popular and easiest bots for Slack. Open the Slack app directory and search \u201cGeekbot\u201d. Click \u201cInstall\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n

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