work on average more than twenty hours a week. 31% feel the job description they were given when they first applied is not accurate and a large percentage ofra's from the larger halls(25%)feel they have too many residents on their floor How RA's perceive they are being treated 41.6% of RA's feel they are being treated as valuable employees and 46% feel they are recognized for their efforts. 40% of the ra,s feel that there is a communication problem rall A majority of the RA's(63%)feel that Spring Inservices are invaluable to them 39.5% of the Ras feel that the required CeP class did not present them with useful information. 51% of RA's felt that the training in the beginning of the Fall semester was adequate and prepared them for their job Satisfaction Of all the Ras, 51.6% said they have been satisfied with their job and 56.7%said their experiences have been positive while being employed by the Department as an Ra Positive and Negative aspects of the job In general the Ra's like the aspect of their job that includes dealing with peopl They enjoy the diversity and the relationships they build with other staff members. On the same scale, they dislike the programming requirements and they wish they were paid more for the work they do Why RA's leave their job Of the 60 RAs employed by the department currently, over half of them will not be returning to work next year. The most common reason given was that the job did not meet their expectations and that they disliked the Department Conclusions and Recommendations a problem obviously exists in the department for the retention rate to be so low he most negative responses came when asked about training and whether or not rAs felt they were being treated fairly. While a large percent feel they have had a positive