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• 1 2020-04-15T21:24:02-04:00 Findings and Future Directions 27 plain 2020-04-25T16:14:39-04:00

  Detailed Findings from Data Collection: 

  1. Paralleled incentives for student employment for Dorm Crew employees and other student workers.

  • Financial
  • Flexibility / Convenience
  • Positive Environment 
  • Skill Development 
  • CV / Employability (student body) AND Social / Networking (Dorm Crew)

  2. On-campus employment, as a whole, influences student's Harvard experience. 

  • 70% of Dorm Crew indicated moderate - very significant influence of their employment on their college experience.
  • 75% of the student body indicated the same. 

  3. The general student body understands the work of Dorm Crew, but is hesitant to support the universities employment of this service.

  • When asked to indicated degree of alignment with the following statement-- "Students should not be offered a job like Dorm Crew at a university like Harvard:
    • 100% of Dorm Crew workers indicated strongly disagree or disagree
    • 63% of the student body indicated strongly disagree or disagree
      • 22% neutral and 15% agree or strongly agree 

  4. In-room interactions are more uncomfortable for the students than the Dorm Crew workers themselves.

  • 43% of student body respondents used the words awkward, uncomfortable or weird to describe their interaction with a Dorm Crew worker in their suite. 
  • 52% of Dorm Crew workers indicated neutral, 9% said proud, 13% said slightly embarrassed.

  Next Steps: Improving Visibility and Recognition On-Campus 

  1. Increase the support and recognition from the Houses and Proctor teams
  • More shout outs within the entryway email-lists
  • Image of the Dorm Crew cleaning team in every entryway 
  • House sponsored emails to promote Dorm Crew and show gratitude for their work
  • Set the norm of respect and cleanliness early on - through first-year PAF and Proctor teams
  2. Diminish negative stigma and misconceptions associated with Dorm Crew work.
  "Show people what it's really like on the inside; it's not just cleaning bathrooms, but a community!"

  Final Video Compilation

  This video is a compilation of anecdotal evidence of personal experiences to aid in the transformation of perceptions around Dorm Crew and improve visibility. This video will be shared with the Harvard community through distribution across house email-lists and on the Dorm Crew website.