# 2.1 Everyone

The following applies to all full-time, part-time, and undergraduate lab members.

**Big picture**

* Do work that you are proud of. Do work that others will care about. If you feel as though your work does not meet these standards, let’s find a solution.
* Double-check your work. Being a little obsessive is essential to good science.
* Be supportive of your labmates. We are a team.
* Work independently when you can, ask for help when you need it.
* Share your knowledge. Exchanging knowledge and skills with your peers is the core of academic research.
* Respect each others' strengths, weaknesses, differences, and beliefs.
* Science is a marathon, not a sprint. Take personal time and vacation when you need it and cultivate a life outside of the lab. Respect that other lab members also have a life outside of lab. We do not glorify workaholic behavior. There may be times that you have to work longer or harder to finish something, but this should be balanced out over time.
* Academia may feel different from other types of jobs, but it is still a job. You should treat coming into lab with the same respect that you would treat any other position.&#x20;
* Communicate openly and respectfully with other members of the lab.
* If you have an issue with another lab member that cannot be solved by talking with them about it, please talk with Tobias. If you have an issue with Tobias, please reach out to another member of the institute who can intervene (this can be a lab manager for smaller lab issues, or another faculty member for more serious issues).

**Small picture**

* Do not come into the lab if you are sick. Stay home and get healthy, and don't risk getting others sick.
* Notify me if you will be taking the day off from work, either due to illness or vacation. If you are sick and you had experiments or meetings scheduled that day, notify your participants or collaborators and reschedule. Please also update your Slack status.
* Lock the doors to the lab if no one else is around, even if you're stepping out for a minute.
* Keep the lab tidy. Food messes should be cleaned up promptly, dirty dishes taken home with you, and common areas should be kept free of clutter. Items left unattended may be cleaned, reclaimed, or recycled. If you're using lab equipment, put it away when you're done.
* When working remotely, you should be generally available over Slack during workdays (not necessarily responding immediately, but ideally within a few hours), and you should attend any scheduled remote lab meetings.&#x20;
