Generate a Clear Out-of-Office Message That Actually Says Something Useful

Half of out-of-office messages just say sorry for the inconvenience and leave the sender no better off. This states your return date plainly, names exactly who to contact for anything urgent, and stops there, three sentences that actually do their job instead of performing politeness at an inbox.

Write an out-of-office auto-reply covering {DATES_AWAY}, for someone whose role is {ROLE}. State clearly when replies will resume, name one specific person to contact for {URGENT_TOPIC} in the meantime, and keep the whole thing to three short sentences with no jokes or apology for being away.