What You Can Expect from Us
- Dedication to you, our group, and The Ohio State University.
- Open, honest, and fair communication, feedback, assessments, and tasking.
- Teaching: assistance in helping you reach your potential.
- Learning: willingness to listen to and try new ideas, and not assuming our thoughts are better than yours.
- High expectations of you and how you treat our customers.
What We Expect from You
Adherence to Ohio State policies and guidelines:
- After logging into the computer, clock in, check your email, and check it throughout the day. Clocking in and out may only be done from an OSU computer.
- Remember to clock out if you take lunch of 25 minutes or more and when you leave at the end of the day.
- You may stream audio, but no video streaming.
Competency: We expect you to be able to perform the tasks assigned to you in an effective and efficient manner.
- You will be expected to utilize the skills you already have and learn the things you do not.
- Always be timely in your work and keep an eye on deadlines.
- Ask questions when uncertain.
- Be prepared, follow processes/instructions, log tasks as required (Smartsheet).
Initiative/Drive: Take the initiative in your work, your own development, and the advancement of the group.
- We are always open to new ideas/solutions/processes; find a better way to do something.
- Have a quest for knowledge about the tools and techniques of our profession; always ask questions.
- Test things out and keep the group involved with what you are trying and your findings (success/failures).
- When you are done with your tasks, find out what else you can do, move to/assign next task.
Contribute: We expect you to contribute in everything we do
- Do your fair share. If you are done or have some down time, offer help.
- Teach us something.
- Speak your opinions and listen to others’ opinions.
Professionalism: This is a professional environment, and it’s a real job with real responsibilities where people are counting on you.
- Adhere to your work schedule; if there are any changes notify us via email.
- Notify your supervisor before your scheduled start time if you will be late or if you will be out sick.
- For academic obligations like exams, reviews, etc., let us know as soon as possible how your schedule will change.
- Vacation time should be scheduled with your supervisor as soon as you are aware of the dates.
- Dress code is business casual during the summer (unless you are doing field work). Nice jeans are OK.
- Always dress appropriately. No derogatory language on clothes. Shorts are fine during classes.
- Behave professionally while out in the field.
- Keep your work area and the common spaces clean.
- Do not spend time on the internet/cell phone or doing homework.
- Be careful of what you say, you do not know who is around the corner.
- Treat others well and have fun.
- Adhere to your work schedule; if there are any changes notify us via email.