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Students have complained about the changing hours of duty for Resident Safety Representatives (RSRs) and their impact on student safety, but the RSRs who must sit behind glass panes for eight hours a night, making less than a hundred dollars per graveyard shift, have become the misunderstood victims. The impact this change has had on RSRs themselves has gone unreported.
On Aug. 25, Beth McGuire, the executive director of campus living, emailed students, explaining that RSRs would no longer be on duty 24/7. Instead, RSRs would be on duty only from 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. Typical RSR shifts last 4-8 hours.
This change hit RSRs hard as they had no prior knowledge of the change in hours. While RSRs could previously squeeze in a shift between classes or have a few daytime shifts during the week, this change meant that only RSRs who clocked in at 5 p.m. would avoid graveyard shifts.
The change in policy has caused a limited availability of daytime shifts, meaning that many RSRs mainly work night shifts. They work from dusk to dawn on weekdays and still have classes to attend in the morning.
The impact of this is startling – working all night either means sleeping all day or not sleeping at all. According to Healthier Workforce UK, “the body doesn’t have sufficient time to recharge” when graveyard shifts interfere with the ability to get quality sleep. This, in turn, causes a “risk of mental health issues, such as depression and mood disorders...
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