Dear Group,
It has come to my attention that some of you have yet to inform me of your
time away from lab. I want to emphasize the importance of maintaining an
accurate Group Travel Calendar.
First, it is a great resource for you and your colleagues to refer to when
you're looking for each other. I can't tell you how many times people have
asked me where so and so is, that they haven't seen them around, heard from
them and/or are worried about them. Let's try to lessen the worries by
communicating your travel dates, ok?
Second, I have found that the calendar is extremely helpful when reviewing
my Pcard expenses and your reimbursements. I need to have an accurate and
complete business purpose for every transaction so this has helped me save
time and not bug you as much.
Third and final, we want to ensure a safe and secure environment here. I
have experienced a scary incident in which a graduate student disappeared
and no one knew where he was and he didn't reply to any email or phone
calls. We were very stressed for a week and when we finally got a hold of
his family, we found out he was in the hospital in serious condition. I do
not want this to ever happen in our group so please be vigilant in informing
me of your away dates regardless if they are personal or group-related.
Let's prevent something like this from happening. Ever.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Best,
Anna
Anna B. Shin
Laboratory Administrator | Aspuru-Guzik Research Group
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology | Harvard University
12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138
617.496.9964 office | 617.694.9879 cell | 617.496.9411 fax
http://aspuru.chem.harvard.edu/
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