> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.spike.sh/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.spike.sh/alerts/personal-alerts-management/out-of-office.md). # Out of office Set up Out of Office mode to temporarily pause alerts, schedule time off, and seamlessly offload duties to team members.

Out of office mode in Spike — Schedule Out of office and offload duties to a teammate.

## Out of office Heading out of the office? You can schedule or instantly set up **Out of Office**, so your duties including on-call responsibilities and incident alerts are covered by a colleague. Out of Office mode is designed to support better work-life balance. **While you're away, Spike will not send you any alerts**. You can even schedule this ahead of time, and an email will be sent to the admins in your organization, keeping everyone informed. ### Offloading Duties When setting up Out of Office, you can offload your responsibilities to a selected team member. Spike takes care of everything automatically—there’s no need to manually move members in the on-call schedule or add overrides. Your on-call shifts and incident alerts will be temporarily rerouted to the designated member. {% hint style="info" %} Although optional, we recommend offloading your duties to make sure incidents are addressed in your absence and you are not disturbed. {% endhint %} #### Set up {% tabs %} {% tab title="From settings on Desktop" %} * Navigate to `Your account settings` ([Dashboard link](https://app.spike.sh/settings/personal-modes#vacation-mode)) * Click `Modes` * Scroll down to **Out of office** * Add **Starts on** and **Ends on**, then click `save` *Optionally, select a member to offload duties* {% endtab %} {% tab title="From the header on Desktop" %} * From the header, click `Select a mode` * Select **Out of office** from the dropdown * Add **Starts on** and **Ends on**, then click `save` *Optionally, select a member to offload duties* {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} #### Explore


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