My boss scolded me for my cute out-of-office emails my personality is being smothered by corporate America

Is she out-of-pocket for these out-of-office emails?A corporate employee has sparked debate after revealing that her boss has scolded her for writing creative out-of-office emails while taking time off.In a viral video posted to TikTok, which has garnered 1.9 million views, Thara Moise, who also works as a professional chef, admitted that she’s gotten multiple “talkings to” from her boss because of her “unprofessional” notices.“I’ve been writing these out-of-office emails and they are super cute,” she said, explaining that she pens “fun, little stories about adventures involving squirrels and sharks” that recipients can read “when I’m not there.”According to Moise, her boss said that her out-of-office notes were “not funny” nor “professional” and requested that she stop doing “silly stuff like that.”In response, Moise said she started making her out-of-office stories “more serious,” which still did not bode well with the head honcho.

Then, after a second scolding, she attempted to make her emails more educational, providing “wellness tips,” such as ways to stretch while sitting at a desk or practicing mindfulness while at work.Again, her boss blasted the e-mails for being inappropriate for the workplace.“How is an out-of-office email unprofessional?” Moise exclaimed, lamenting that her “personality is being smothered by corporate America.” “It’s literally just a fun, little, quirky story and you’re saying it’s unprofessional — how is it unprofessional?”Thousands of viewers, however, were quick to inform Moise that she was in the wrong, explaining that her boss likely wanted a no-frills email whenever she was out-of-office.“He gave you three warnings.

Just leave it as a simple OOO [out-of-office] email before you’re OOO permanently,” wrote one person.“Imagine you sent an urgent email to someone and their automated response was a story instead of letting you know who to contact while they’r...