Emailing a coworker without realizing theyre on vacation is a bummer for everyone involved. The second you get that out of office auto-reply, you suddenly remember the twenty minute conversation you had about their upcoming trip to Hawaii and feel like a goober. Meanwhile, they come back to a thousand Hey, can you help with this? OH NEVERMIND SORRY ENJOY YOUR TRIP! email threads.

Google is trying to make this happen a little less often with a feature itll soon roll out for its G Suite (read: paid Gmail/Docs/Hangouts/Calendar/etc. plans for businesses) users. If youve marked yourself as out of office on your calendar, your coworkers will get a heads up before they email you .