The day camp staff was not off once the day campers left. When the day campers left at 4, the day camp staff would clean up the day camp area, and then go straight to their assigned unit. The only exception was on their night off. In that case, the day camp staff would clean up the day camp area, and then they were free for the evening.
Many times staff did think that day camp staff got more time off than resident camp staff, though that wasn't true. In resident camp you got two hours off each day, then a night off. In day camp, you only got the night off. I think that's why the staff was on a rotating schedule on who worked what type of camp. The directors wanted to make it as fair as possible. We did have some staff and volunteers who worked day camp only, and they were allowed to leave after clean up, but that was the only exception.
- Teenster
