Amazing Camp Experience - Anonymous employee Camp Merri-mac Employee Review

grow in friendships, Faith, and experience adventures and new things.

I can’t think of a single con!

I got to teach canoeing and go on many free trips! Food is always good! (shoutout kitchen staff) The international staff is my fav! My cabin was amazing, (Big Dipper) and had a big community around them. Management always stressed child safety in terms of not being along 1:1 with a child but not always in terms of physical/mental/emotional health

Management literally does not care. Had a young camper with Self harm and panic attacks, wouldn't let her call home after a severe attack WITH paperwork on file for permission to call at least her therapist. Management will also have expectations of you that won't be voiced until you break those. Timberlake staff is much more put-together and organized, MP and Will Troxeler are kind of inexperienced for how long they've been with Merrimac. Same with Eliabeth O. Adam is better and much nicer/better to be around, but they others are mentally and emotionally draining to be around. There is a high amount of preference/bias for counselors who were campers at Merrimac, even if it's their first year on staff too! Management will say its not true but we all know it is. Staff who were campers are also very cliquey and will not be very welcoming, except for the rare few. Took me about a month and a half to get in with them and by then we were halfway through the summer. If you are lifeguard-certified, expect to be put on only water activities unless you specifically request otherwise. We make up 20% of counselors, with 5 water activities + evening water activities + cabin swim days, you'll be there a lot. Not so much a con, just good to know. You do get a pay increase but isn't much.