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Hi, I'm Brittney, I'm a junior in college. don't ever feel hesitant to ask me a question, I will never judge you. Be completely honest and I will give you the best answer I can give, 100% of the time. A fun fact about me- I'm a triplet!

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I am a new desk receptionist in my dorm hall this year. I am a sophomore but this is my first year working for housing. I have quite a few shit shifts, 4-6 am... I know :( but I was just wondering how to stay alive during those and how to also be a cool person during the day. I also really want to engage with my residents and be a friendly, likable person. The people on the staff of the dorm I was in last year really impacted my first year and made me want to work the job that I am working so I was just wondering how I can impact my residents' college experience as well.

I already am going to make cool door decs for them to hang on their door. I also have all of their room numbers and I'm going to write them notes when I know they are in class or out of the room, it'll be random, so each resident won't know when they'll get one and it'll be anonymous, so some will say, you're doing great today, put a smile on your face, don't sweat the small stuff. So, if you can think of cute ideas like those, lay them on me because I really want my staff to like and respect me and look back on their freshmen year and say "that one staff member was really great.."

Any help and suggestions are appreciated. Thanks so much!

What I love most about the residence hall staff is each of their personalities! So definitely be yourself! You sound like a really nice person, I can infer that you'll be a great residence assistant. The nice decorations are always noted. Something to consider for your residents to really get to know you is to every once in a while ask how they are doing. My freshmen year I had the best ra's that knew me by name and were very personal, my sophomore year I couldn't even remember who I had because she was practically a ghost. Just have fun with your job and the residents will naturally like you and be able to tell from your good vibes :-). Be open to listening and helping anyone as best you can, but I'm sure you already know that! As for staying alive with those awful hours, try to squeeze in a nap before, if you like chocolate, or coffee (anything with caffeine) make yourself a little snack, and I don't know the rules but at my college they are allowed to listen to music or being a laptop, so maybe you can play something like Netflix or radio.com to keep you awake. Hope this helps! Good luck!

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