Get that bag – or backpack: become a desk worker!

Leaders
Carolina Warneryd
Trip date
Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
Difficulty rating
Learning and doing!
Prerequisites
Have attended one MITOC trip

* Learn how to run desk by becoming a desk worker! **

The training will be held in the MITOC office (W20-461), Wednesday August 27, 6:00-7:00pm.

Please bring a laptop or tablet which we will use for practice.

Becoming a desk worker is a GREAT way to get more involved in MITOC. You get to...

  • Meet cool people and explain that yes they do need checks and no we can't change it and yes we also find it annoying
  • Gain a better understanding of what gear to use and when (do the skis go up? or only down?)
  • Answer questions and feel helpful ("sleeping bags? we have sleeping bags!")
  • Open a safe and handle checks (oooh)
  • Avoid the lines for renting/returning (you can do it yourself now!)
  • Access the office whenever you want (if you have an MIT ID)
  • Earn desk credit (aka "monopoly money") which you can spend on rentals, trip fees, gear, classes like WFA/WFR, memberships, cabin stays, and the beautiful MITOC water bottles.

This training will covering rental policy and procedures, gear location in the office, difficult questions during office hours, and anything/everything else pertaining to desk shifts.

Please note you must have attended at least one MITOC trip to be eligible for desk worker training.

For more information, check out the Gear Rentals page, or email mitoc-desk@mit.edu.


Signup

Algorithm
first-come, first-serve
Maximum participants
15
Signups opened at
Aug. 18, 2025, 2:11 p.m.
Signups closed at
Aug. 27, 2025, 5 p.m.
Signups for this trip are closed.