All in a Day's Work

So my co-op is in its third week of interim, but almost all of our elections have been taken care of, and the chaos is generally sifting out into a kind of lopsided order. I have been elected to one position each in Keep Dining Co-op and Keep Housing Co-op (which are two separate entities, because we have dining members who do not live here, and also because the health department cares a lot more about our food than where we live). The first of these is KitchPoCo, and this is what we do:

The three of us help run Commando every Sunday, which has a lot more to do with this than this. Along with a rotating crew of co-op volunteers, we scour the kitchen from top to bottom; we sanitize the fridge, de-lime the Hobart, and empty the greasetraps (which actually only entails throwing out the old greasy tinfoil and putting in new tinfoil, but you can imagine a grislier scenario if you prefer). We have to do occasional walk-throughs to make sure we're pretty much up to health code, and check the fridge temperatures once a day to be sure they're not running hot and ruining our food. We also get emails from the All-OSCA Cleanliness and Maintenance Coordinators when they inspect Keep. (These are students like ourselves, so although it is possible to fail these inspections it is intended as a learning experience.) Finally, we go to the All-OSCA Non-Foods Coordinator with equipment requests: a metal spatula, for instance, or a squeegee to use on the Hobart tray. This last job would probably be easier if she held hours more than twice a week.

Cleanliness Coordinator is a housing job, and it's a lot more low-key. There are four of us, three of whom run cleaning shifts and one of whom inspects as necessary. Every Keeper - except those with other jobs, such as Non-Foods Buyer - has to do one cleaning shift a week. We scrub toilets, clean sinks, and sweep, vacuum, and mop, as well as make the lounge presentable and occasionally dust. ... Who am I kidding? We never dust. We do do a pretty great job though.

So, those are my jobs. I've also KP'd and crewed, since everyone has to help out during interim, but talking about cleaning things is almost as tiring as actually cleaning things. I'm going to go grab a snack and maybe see if Beatrice is out. Ciao.