--- title: "Take time off with Slack or Microsoft Teams" description: "Use Slack Vacation Mode at session start or manually pause Work Hours for Teams, holidays, and time off during the day." canonical: "https://idlepilot.com/help/vacation-and-teams/" updated: "2026-10-28" generated_by: "scripts/build-markdown-twins.mjs" --- > Markdown representation of https://idlepilot.com/help/vacation-and-teams/ — the HTML page at that URL is canonical and carries the same content. # Take time off with Slack or Teams Use Slack Vacation Mode at session start or manually pause Work Hours for Teams, holidays, and time off during the day. Last updated: October 28, 2026 ## Does Vacation Mode work with Teams or watch all status changes? **Vacation Mode is Slack-only**. It checks selected Slack status presets **once when a presence session starts**, not continuously throughout the day. On Slack, choose **Dashboard → Vacation Mode → Configure**, select at least one preset, and **Save**. Set the corresponding status in Slack before the session begins. For Teams time off, or to stop immediately partway through a day, turn **Dashboard → Work Hours** off. You can also disable individual weekday switches. Remember to re-enable them when returning; the editor has no dated holiday calendar. A Teams status message does not activate Slack Vacation Mode. Pausing does not cancel your subscription. ## Related help - [Use Vacation Mode and take time off](https://idlepilot.com/help/vacation-mode/) - [Green Schedule, work hours, and breaks](https://idlepilot.com/help/schedules-and-presence/) - [Pause presence without cancelling the subscription](https://idlepilot.com/help/stop-schedule-without-cancelling/) - [Connect and reconnect Microsoft Teams](https://idlepilot.com/help/teams-connection/) Still need help? Sign in to [Idle Pilot](https://app.idlepilot.com) and open **Support**. On a computer, it is under your name or email at the bottom left. On a phone, open **Profile → Support**. [Browse all help articles](https://idlepilot.com/help/)