Our attendance, absence, late arrival, and early departure policies make our expectations for you as an employee as clear as possible. These policies define certain standards of professionalism and help us maintain that professionalism across a wide range of individual staff members. These policies hold us all to a standard that maintains the integrity of our department.
If you are late to a shift or if you leave early without permission, be advised that the receptionist will inform Katie Brown, even for those infractions that only involve a matter of minutes.
We ask receptionists to report these late arrivals or early departures so that we can hold each Writing Center Tutor to the same standards and work with anyone who may need to have their regular work shift permanently changed to start or end later.
👔 Professional Behavior
- You must be present for your entire shift
- You must check in and out with the receptionists
- You must complete Writing Center-related work during the hours for which you are paid
- Hours entered in your timesheet should reflect any late arrivals or early departures. For instance, if you leave work 15 minutes early during a 1-hour shift, your timesheet should reflect that you worked for 0.75 hours
- Making 3 or more changes to your schedule in any given quarter may result in a meeting with Katie to discuss your schedule
- Missed shifts, late arrivals, and early departures cannot be made up, though administrators will occasionally use Slack to advertise opportunities for additional hours
Writing Center staff who do not adhere to these policies may be placed on progressive discipline.
🕟 What to Do: Absent or Late
Use the Schedule Request Form for ALL REQUESTS regarding your schedules—days off, long-term/permanent changes, etc. The Schedule Request Form streamlines the process for you and those making the changes.
For any day-of changes DM the Admin on Call before or after you submit your request via the Schedule Request Form.
🤒 Short-Notice Absences or Running Late
Using the fastest and most reliable means possible—Slack is usually best—direct message the Admin on Call or any appropriate parties immediately to inform them of your situation.
If it isn’t possible for you to use Slack:
- call the Writing Center
- Loop: (312) 362-6726
- LPC: (773) 325-4272)
- or email writingcenter@depaul.edu
If your absence or late arrival occurs during or just before Writing Center business hours, message the Admin on Call AND the receptionist at the location at which your shift is scheduled, informing them that you will be absent or late so that they can begin working to remove you from the schedule.
At some point in this process—before or after you contact the Admin on Call and/or call/email the office, complete the Schedule Request Form for that day’s absence or late arrival.
🔭 Anticipated Absences and Late Arrivals
When you plan to or anticipate being absent or late to a future shift, use the Schedule Request Form.
The further in advance of a planned or anticipated absence you can inform us about, the better. This allows us to reassign any appointments that you already have and block off your shift on WCOnline as soon as possible to prevent writers from scheduling appointments with you.