It's not a question of office hours with my students. While I do teach in a classroom occasionally, my primary job is to be there for students when they have questions, need equipment or are having a hard time understanding requirements in a lab project. When I'm at work, it's all office hours! I remember being similarly intimidated by supervisors as a student at this school as well. I'm just wondering how we can get around that after the first couple weeks!

I work in a school where one of my primary job functions (and that of 3 others in my position) is to answer questions and assist students with every lab project in our curriculum. I've noticed that some students seem hesitant to approach us with questions and some have even said they don't want to bother us while we're grading. I try to tell students that we're here to help, but some still see us as unapproachable. How can we help our students feel more comfortable with asking questions?