At The End of Their Rope
More than 10 Quincy dining hall staff members, who requested anonymity to avoid creating even more tension, told The Crimson how their jobs have changed since last spring.
"A lot of the young people in the dishroom have quit," says one staff member, counting four recent departures--plus two from last year--
still unfilled. One 40-hour general service staffer left in the middle of October.
The shortage--which extends from the Quad to Mather House--means that current workers are often doing double-duty. Three full-time positions in Dunster and Mather's kitchen have been vacant since the beginning of the school year, according to a Nov. 5 HUDS employment bulletin.
The shortages--and the responsibilities--are even worse on the weekends, when some work overtime to earn extra money and keep the kitchen operational.
"We spend more time here than with our families," one Quincy staff member says.
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