Working at a Summer Camp is something that is very difficult to describe. There are pros and cons just like with any job. But, working at a camp is something that will impact your life long after you go back to "the real world" at the end of the summer. From gaining a ton of new friendships to learning a lot about your self and what you can handle. Here are 15 things you will recognize if you work at a summer camp ...
1. Working at a summer camp you learn how to function on very little sleep.
After you get out of work sometimes it is bordering 8 p.m. and you have not had a chance to talk to your favorite coworkers about the craziness of the day.
2. You are so used to friends getting annoyed when you say the stereotypical “one time at camp…”
But honestly, you don't care what they think because they just don't understand.
3. You forget “boundaries” exist.
Sometimes your suitemate has a tick attached to their back when they are in the shower, you have to take care of your family.
4. Having the same meal, on the same night, every week gets a little bit old.
but who doesn’t love Taco Tuesday and Nug-Night?
5. Theme nights become your life.
From Twin Tuesday, to Tropical Thursday, to most importantly Flag Friday, you go all in with your friends to make the best of every week.
6. You are a role model. ![]()
Campers look up to you in a way you have never experienced. You impact their lives whether you know it or not. It feels good to impact kids in such a positive way by just being who you are and doing your job.
7. Cat naps are your best friend. 
Sometimes during the day you have an hour off the clock where the best choice is to sleep and rest up for what will be a late night.
8. Sometimes piling into a car and going off grounds is just what you need to finish the week. ![]()
Whether it is to the nearest convenience store to get ice cream, birch beer, root beer, and pizza or to Applebee's for half off apps, getting off grounds for a little while can be extremely necessary.
10. There is nothing left in the world to embarrass you.
When a camper asks you to do it, you do it. Whether it is singing a silly song or wearing a yarn necklace around your neck in 85-degree weather.
11. You learn what hard work really is.
The jobs are not necessarily fun, but they teach you how to have a great work ethic. You could be doing anything from making food to scrubbing toilets. The job is really what you make it. Without great friends it wouldn’t be nearly as great.
12. Your standards for “hot” and “cold” change significantly.
Hot usually describes the kitchen with five ovens at 375-degrees each with little ventilation, and cold describes the 0-degree freezer that you stand in, in order to cool down a little bit.
13. You get paid for spending the entire summer with people you love and care about. 
Sometimes, you only see these people in this one place. It is something you look forward to all year long.
14. No cell service.
If you want to make a phone call you have to find one of two locations where you get more than one bar and hope you can stand still for the entirety of your phone call.
15. Summer nights at a camp in the middle of nowhere are hard to beat.
Going to the lake front and watching the sunset over the lake to watching the stars in the middle of a field while having a heart to heart with a close friend. There is not much better.
16. Your coworkers become your family.
Like it or not you spent a whole summer together. That is a bond that will not be broken any time soon. They are your family for life.
