I'm going to be an RA!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I have a bunch of friends who have been or are RAs. It can be a tough job because the age divisions between you and them aren't as obvious as they are when you're younger -- so you want to be friends with them, but there are times when you have be their babysitter, too. It gets hard to figure out what kind of relationship is most productive.

From my experience, there are two types of successful RAs:

1) The ones who regard it as a job only, are friendly with the kids on their floor but not friends with them, keep their personal life separate from RA-ing, and
2) Those who manage to be friendly with their residents but still maintain a balance between that and their job. This one is harder to do than the first, but probably more fun.

do they spend lots of time at staff meetings?