Along with that, there is a beginning and an end. If you worked at a fast food restaurant, it's always the same thing. With us there is a different kind of flow. We can train, we can have workshops. There is some closure to it, whereas in regular food service it just keeps going.
Some schools offer free meals as a benefit.
Depending on your state and university's interpretation of the tax laws, this benefit may be considered part of the employee's income. For some college students the free meal is an incentive because they get tired of macaroni and cheese back in their apartments. It can also be an incentive for retirees. However, it's not necessarily an incentive for students living on campus. Harvard, Boston College and Tufts dining services collaborated in sponsoring a luncheon meeting at Boston College just after the end of the school year.