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Usage

Follow these steps to record your physical presence in the office.

  1. In your personal calendar, create a new meeting
  2. In the subject line, note whether you are remote/not working/on vacation using the "Quick Reference" table in this article below.
    1. For example, put R-Casey if your name is Casey and you are remote for the day.
  3. Set the hours you are remote or tick the All Day box.
    1. If you modify the All Day checkbox, the value in the Show As drop-down field may change.
  4. Set any recurring options
  5. Set the "Show As" option in Outlook to the appropriate setting based on the reference table below.
  6. Add cre-work-schedules-res@mit.edu as a required resource
  7. Send the invitation
    1. You will get an email confirmation; you can ignore any conflicts


You must record sick leave and vacation leave in the appropriate location.

Quick Reference

Use the following designations for your physical presence:

Event Subject"Show As:" Outlook option should be set toExampleNotes
R-RemoteWorking ElsewhereR-Casey
V-VacationOut of OfficeV-Constance
S-Sick
Sick LeaveS-Sick
X-Non-Working DayOut of OfficeX-MeaghanIntended for staff who do not work 5 days per week
A-AvailableFreeA-CooperIntended for staff who typically work <8 hour days (e.g. Student Assistants)

It is ultimately up to your supervisor how you wish to schedule your time in the Work Schedules calendar.

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