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Yes, It’s Perfectly Fine to Call Me While I’m on Vacation

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Caleb Newquist

“It’s been my experience that an ‘out of office’ response means nothing anymore.”

~ Edward T. Creagan, a medical oncologist and writer of the Mayo Clinic Stress Blog.

Posted in Quote of the DayTagged Stress, What do I know? I'm just a doctor

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