Skip to main content

Working at Writers Theatre: Our Code of Conduct 

Writers Theatre is committed to providing a generous and equitable work environment for everyone involved in bringing its mission to life. We make this commitment to you as a member of our Writers Theatre family, and we expect you to support that commitment through your actions, too. 

To that end, we have created the following Code of Conduct as a complement to the WT Personnel Handbook to provide you with guidelines on behaviors and processes.

We work as a team. 

  • We believe that everyone’s ideas have value. 
  • We set goals as a team. 
  • We take calculated risks as a team to achieve our goals. 
  • We have open and frank discussions with our colleagues. 
  • We make room for people to respectfully disagree without fear of reprisal. 
  • We ask for help when needed and step up to give help when requested. 
  • We continually look for ways we can do better. 
  • We come together when one of us struggles or makes a mistake, then learn and strengthen the organization. 
  • We are considerate in the management of our time. 
  • We respond in a timely manner to the needs and requests of others. 
  • We make time in our communications with colleagues to be fully present to each other. 
  • We keep our tone businesslike and friendly. 
  • We assume the best intentions in others. 

We set clear expectations. 

  • We set realistic expectations and procedures for any task. 
  • We keep our meetings organized, focused and productive. 
  • We make sure everyone knows the purpose of a meeting, and what they need to do to prepare. 
  • We ask questions and look for clarification when necessary, including into the objective behind any assignment. 
  • We share clear job responsibilities and roles, and systems for accountability. 

We acknowledge we’re all different. 

  • We acknowledge and respect that we all have different perspectives and beliefs. 
  • We take those perspectives into account, both in casual conversation and while collaborating. 
  • We embrace each other’s unique work styles, decision-making processes, and personal strengths. 

We are transparent. 

  • We communicate openly and transparently within each department, between departments, and interpersonally.
  • We acknowledge when confidentiality makes complete transparency impossible, in which case we are transparent about why. 
  • We engage our colleagues in decision-making at all levels, whenever possible. 
  • We strive to communicate clearly (and to all interested parties) when a decision has been made.

We maintain a healthy work/life balance. 

  • We, both as an institution and as individuals, prioritize the well-being of our colleagues by thinking about how our decisions affect a healthy work/live balance for all employees. 
  • We each practice self-care, including taking time away from work to be with our families and loved ones. 
  • We hold each other accountable for doing the same. 

We commit to equity, diversity and inclusion. 

  • We affirm our identity as an anti-racist institution. 
  • We believe we have a responsibility to help dismantle all forms of systemic oppression.
  • We make artistic, administrative, and interpersonal decisions that are firmly rooted in EDI (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) best practices. 

We serve WT’s mission. 

  • We make sure that everyone working at WT feels connected to the art we make. 
  • We appreciate and engage with the work that all departments and individuals contribute to the organization. 
  • We celebrate the ways our own work contributes to the organization and its mission. 

We serve each other. 

  • We treat each other with kindness. 
  • We share goals and ideals across the entire organization. 
  • We make time and space for the entire organization to celebrate our hard work, accomplishments, and milestones. 
  • We take time to get to know each other as individuals, both in our own departments and across the organization.