Vacation Mode: Pause Automatically

Pause your Stay Green schedule until a date you pick — your status stops being kept green while you're away, and it resumes itself the moment you're back.

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By · Updated 2026-08-25
Quick Answer

Vacation Mode pauses your Stay Green schedule until a date you pick — your Slack status stops being kept green automatically, and it resumes itself the moment the date passes. No need to remember to turn anything back on.


How Vacation Mode Works

Vacation Mode is a single control that pauses your presence schedule for a set period. Instead of manually turning off your connection before you leave and remembering to switch it back on when you return, you pick a return date once and the tool handles both ends automatically.

While Vacation Mode is active, Stay Green stops overriding your presence entirely — your workspace shows your normal (away/offline) status, exactly as if the tool were switched off. The moment your chosen date passes, your schedule resumes on its own with no action needed from you.

How to Turn It On

  1. Open your dashboard at staygreenonslack.com/app.
  2. Expand the "Vacation" section below your Schedule settings.
  3. Pick the date you'll be back.
  4. Save — it takes effect immediately across every connected workspace on your account.

It's Account-Wide

Vacation Mode isn't scoped to a single workspace or platform. If you have both Slack and Teams connected under the same account, both are paused together from the same control — there's nothing separate to toggle for each one.

Coming Back Early

If your plans change and you're back before your chosen return date, you don't have to wait it out. A "Resume now" option is available on the status card so you can turn your schedule back on immediately, whenever you're ready.

Vacation Mode vs Cancelling

Vacation Mode only pauses the presence schedule — it has no effect on your subscription, which keeps running as normal. If you also want to pause billing while you're away, use "Manage subscription" from your dashboard; see our guide on pausing instead of cancelling for how that works.


Frequently Asked Questions

How do I turn on Vacation Mode?
Open your dashboard, expand the "Vacation" section below your Schedule, pick a return date, and save. It applies to every connected workspace on your account.
Does Vacation Mode affect Microsoft Teams too?
It's account-wide — if you have both Slack and Teams connected, both are paused together from the same control.
Do I need to turn Vacation Mode off manually when I'm back?
No. It resumes automatically the moment your chosen date passes. You can also use "Resume now" on the status card if you come back early.
What does my status show while Vacation Mode is on?
The tool stops overriding your presence entirely, so your workspace shows your normal (away/offline) status — exactly like turning the tool off.
Does Vacation Mode cancel my subscription?
No — it only pauses the presence schedule. Your subscription keeps running; use "Manage subscription" if you also want to pause billing (see the pause-subscription guide).

Ready for your trip?

Set your return date once in the Vacation section and forget about it — your schedule takes care of itself.

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