# Status and Out of office

Missive lets you set a personal status to keep your team informed about your availability, whether you’re stepping away for a short break, focusing, or out of office for a longer period. Setting a status helps manage expectations and reduces unnecessary mentions or assignments.

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Your status will be visible to your teammates anywhere they see your avatar.
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#### Setting your status

You can set your status from your profile menu:

1. Click your avatar in the bottom-left corner.
2. Select **Set a status**.
3. Write your status.
4. Optionally add an emoji to make it clearer.

#### Setting a coworker status

Someone called in sick or forgot to set their status before leaving? Go to **Settings**, select your organization, then find the user in the **Users** table and click **Edit** > **Edit status**.

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Only organization admins can change someone else's status. When editing a coworker's status, auto-responder settings are not available since they apply to personal email accounts.
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### Out of office

Missive's Out of office status lets you set yourself or a coworker as unavailable for a set period of time. While it's active, any replies received in conversations assigned to you are automatically moved back to the [Team Inbox](https://missiveapp.com/docs/core-features/team-inboxes), ensuring your teammates can take over while you're away.

You can also enable a [personal auto-responder](https://missiveapp.com/docs/core-features/status-and-out-of-office/personal-auto-response) that automatically replies to incoming emails while you're away.

#### Setting your out of office

You can set your "Out of office" from Set status in your profile menu:

1. Click your avatar in the bottom-left corner.
2. Select **Set a status**.
3. Turn on **Out of office**.
4. Optionally write a custom message (e.g., "On vacation, back Tuesday").
5. To schedule in advance, enable **Schedule** and set a start and end date.

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### How status affects Missive

Setting a status or out-of-office does not block assignments or notifications, but it gives your team clear visibility into your availability. It helps them:

* Avoid assigning new conversations when you’re unavailable
* Understand why you may not reply immediately
* Know when to expect you back

### Clearing your status

You can clear your status at any time:

* Click your avatar in the bottom-left corner, hover over your current status, and select **Clear status**.
* Use the [Command Bar](https://missiveapp.com/docs/advanced-features/command-bar) and select **Clear status**.

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If you set an Out of office end time/date, your status will automatically clear when the time is up.
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