Out of Office –Family Medical EmergencyOut of Office – Family Medical Emergency
Jim,
I’m dealing with a medical emergency with my mother and need to take the week.
I don’t anticipate being unreachable, but I will be out of the office starting today. I’ll use vacation time.
I’ll check email intermittently and can be reached on my BlackBerry if something urgent comes up.
Thanks for understanding,
Ethan
I stared at the screen for a second after sending it.
I almost addedI’ve never taken a sick day.
Didn’t.
The record spoke for itself.
Jim’s response came less than ten minutes later.
Short. Controlled. Professional.
Of course it did.
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RE:Out of Office – Family Medical EmergencyRE: Out of Office – Family Medical Emergency
Ethan,
Understood. Take the time you need.
Please keep me posted if anything changes.
– Jim
No warmth.
No questions.
But no fight either.
That was Jim’s version of concern.
I exhaled and turned back toward the house, the sound of the radio still humming faintly through the open window.
One more email.
This one mattered more.
I typed with my thumbs, slower now — not because I didn’t know what to say, but because I wanted to get it right.
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RE:Out This WeekOut This Week
