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Hired to Work on Campus
18 and female. I am a college freshman currently but I was hired to work on campus for my sophomore year and couldn't be more excited. I had gotten into the Housing and Residence Life Team at my school because my CA and a lot of the desk receptionists greatly impacted my first year at school. I became friends with a lot of the staff. My question is how can I continue to make an impact in my freshman next year like they did for me? I want to be a cool desk receptionist but I also want them to know that I am stern because I do want to be liked and approachable, I want them to come to me with their problems like I do with my staff now. My desk receptionists are pretty cool, they do weird things all the time and I think that's what drew me to them. For instance, I was really stressed out over some homework that I had the other day because I didn't understand any of it. The DR that was on duty then noticed that I was stressed and just gasps so loud, I asked him what was wrong and he kept insisting that he saw a spider. I didn't see one anywhere so I got to the point that I just ignored him and continued my homework, however, he was relentless in telling me that there was a spider. About five minutes after the argument was over, he just goes "I'm just kidding, there was no spider. You passed the test!" For some reason, I liked that and laughed at it probably more than I should have, haha. That same DR is a really bad insomniac so he gets the early morning shifts from 1 AM to 5 AM, I stayed down there with him while he was on duty and we just watched Adventure Time together the while five hours he was on duty. Now, this year we only have 24 hour shifts on the weekends. During the week, the shifts are done at 1 AM. However, since there has been a lot of crime on campus this year, they are doing 24 hour shifts everyday next year.
The whole gist of this message is asking how I can gauge my freshman and be a likable and admirable person to them like the staff this year was to me but to still be stern so they know they can't just walk all over me. I want relationships with my freshman next year like I have this year.
Plus, any tips on how to survive those early morning shifts during the week would be great! I already got the "have a cup of coffee with you every time!" and "always be sure to bring your homework!"
Thanks a lot, guys!!
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Sounds like you are seeing your position as a leadership role. You want to do a good job and be there for incoming freshmen. Don't focus on words that have a negative connotation such as having to "be stern". The best leaders are those who lead by example. Be yourself. If you feel you have to change who you are to do the job, you're not doing it right anymore. If you discover that you're not having fun anymore, you are not doing it right.
I have never had to do any kind of early morning shift for work. But what makes sense to me is that whenever you feel tired, get up and move around, getting the blood going helps you feel more alert. Remember why mom didn't want the kids to be playing and roughhousing too close to bedtime? Because they would be too awake to be able to settle down and sleep.
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