I’m only on a 1/4-vacation, but do not call me.

June 23, 2008 – 9:30 pm |

Every once in awhile I get a reminder about what life was like back on that BigLaw partnership track. Today I received the following out-of-office auto reply from a lawyer:

I’ll be on semi-vacation until June 30. If I don’t respond right away to your email, please call me on my cell phone: ###-###-####.

Believe me, I understand that constant-availability and rapid-response is fast becoming necessary for client-retention and advancement in most careers. But isn’t there any time that’s sacred any more?