Word: wets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is some variety to a dorm crew routine, and some perks as well. Crew workers choose between dry work, taking out trash, sweeping and mopping; or wet work, cleaning bathrooms. Surprise--most workers say they prefer the bathrooms to the hallways...
Jason J. Sunderson '01, the Mather House Captain, says most workers initially choose dry work, but the appeals of the wet side soon become apparent...
...then they realize that wet work is much, much easier. The hours are much more flexible and if you repeat the same bathrooms over and over each week, then they don't get as dirty, and it's less of a job," Sunderson says...
Emily O. Matthews '01, the Lowell House captain, says she likes wet work because she has time to think while alone in the bathrooms doing manual labor...
Although workers may occasionally converse with residents, wet work is frequently done alone in the bathroom, which some workers name as a drawback. Instead, they choose dry work for its camaraderie and the friends they make...