I worked here during summer of '16. There are bett...

I worked here during summer of '16. There are better places to work & send your kids. The top staff and permanent staff are very uncoordinated. This one issue was my biggest headache. The campers in my cabin misbehaved one day, and the top staff set the punishment as cleaning the cabin for 15 min. of mish mash (free time). Cabin clean up is normally done immediately after breakfast. So, me & my co-counselor told the campers not to clean after breakfast, for cleaning the cabin 15 min. into mish mash was their punishment. However, when the campers, co-counselor, and I regrouped in the cabin for lunch, we had a "red flag" (indicates cabin is not clean). The campers were to clean the cabin before going to lunch & my phone was also inaccessible for my lunch break. I consulted w/ another top staff (our top staff was off for the day) & he told me it was O.K. for the campers to eat lunch & clean for 15 min. of mish mash as punishment. So, I return to the cabin & informed the other co-counselor & campers to go to lunch & clean during mish mash. I go to get my phone from the office & leave for lunch, but a certain permanent staff member stood in the way. I explained the issue to her & told her another top staff member said it was O.K. for the cabin to be cleaned during mish mash. She contacted him via radio & and responded to him & me that the cabin must be cleaned & inspected before going to lunch. So, I caught my cabin before they reached the chow hall & said we have to go back & clean. We returned & cleaned. I left to find a top staff to inspect the cabin while the other counselor & campers waited to be inspected. When I found a top staff & walked back to the cabin w/ him, the others were gone. My co-counselor realized lunch was about to end & went ahead to took the campers the chow hall so they could eat. When they got there, he told me, the other campers in that lunch shift had eaten & left; the chow hall staff were winding down & putting food away. They barely made lunch. They were about to miss a meal due to lack of coordination between those in charge. Though this is a long post, my point is that Camp Ozark is willing to make a child miss a meal as a form of punishment. That is unacceptable & I hope you find it unacceptable, as well. Spend or make your money elsewhere.