written up
Cited for misconduct
Written up describes someone who has been formally documented for a workplace violation or infraction.
When an employee is written up, a supervisor creates an official record of misconduct that goes into their personnel file.
She got written up for being late three times in one week.
The phrase can also mean something has been described or reported in writing: The incident was written up in the local paper.
- recordedCaptured for posterity
- transcribedConverted to text
- taken downDefeated or recorded
- documentedPreserved in official records
- notedFamous or observed
reported · official record · produced · reprimand · disciplinary action · infraction · citation · registered · penalty · noted down · warning · final warning · disciplined · sanction · log · dossier · archive · journal
- disciplinemisconduct, violation, time-out, timeout, grounded
written upcommended
Expressed approval of
recognized · employee of the month · celebrated · praised · awarded
written, write, writes, wrote, writing, writer, writers, writings, rewrite