Lead Staff

Being a Lead Staff means that you don't get scheduled breaks, you don't get a night off, you need to pay attention to every detail, every staff, every camper and do anything that needs to get done, whenever you see it. It also means that you have to be my sounding board for random ideas, take care of my dogs, and any other random thing that could possibly happen at camp.

And yet, for some reason, this position is COVETED. It has become glorified and mythical. I don't really understand, but all everyone can talk about this week is becoming Lead Staff, who will be Lead Staff, what it means to be Lead Staff... I want to pull my hair out and scream.

I don't talk about staffing next summer until February. Anyone who vows they will be back, probably will have something come up at the last minute. Anyone who walks out swearing they will never be back, around October, will change their minds. College students' lives change so much that there is absolutely no point in talking about this right now.

But I can't escape it! Staff keep cornering me, asking to meet to discuss next summer. Everywhere I go I hear rumblings. About half the staff have plans of returning as Lead Staff next year. It's driving me insane!!!!!!