The strenuous work takes its toll.
"Some days are harder than others. Some people don't want to work," a staff member says.
"We used to come to work happy," adds another. "We can't do that anymore."
'Rat Cards'
Each weeknight, Quincy chefs prepare about 250 made-to-order grill requests for the 450 total students who come to eat. On weekends, when the staff working behind the counter shrinks, the number of grill orders drops to 150.
Without adequate staff to keep the grill orders filled, restock the offerings on the line and keep the place clean, students often face empty pans and slow grill service.
Read more in News
Conservatives Come Out, 'Queer' Group ProtestsRecommended Articles
-
Steamed: Staff Bears Brunt of HDS ChangesFive-minute breaks in ivy-covered courtyards can't make the problems go away for the staff at the Eliot and Kirkland House
-
Students Work With HUDS TO Improve Quincy Dining HallFor Quincy resident David P. Tuttle '02, a sandwich just isn't quite right without rye bread. That creates a problem
-
HUDS Postpones Summer RenovationsResidents of Dunster, Mather and Quincy will continue to look enviously at other House dining halls, as renovations have been
-
Cancer Returns For HUDS StafferWithin a year of her return to the Quad after a battle with cancer, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) employee
-
After Quincy, What’s Next?Back in September, Quincy House residents and non-residents alike greeted Quincy’s spiffy new dining hall with almost unanimous acclaim. Few
