Cohousing-L Mailing List: getting people to wash dishes and do post-meals clean up

[Cynthia Dettman (cyndettman]

We're struggling with our perennial problem of a robust meals program- we get 
good turnout, but we consistently have trouble finding folks to do the dishes 
and clean up afterwards, and those who do it complain that their duties are too 
demanding.  In addition to pots and pans and dishes, they are currently 
required put away tables, sweep the dining hall floor, and sweep and mop the 
kitchen.  Ideally we have 3 people doing this, but not always.  We could add 
another "job" that involves DH set up and cleaning, but how likely is that to 
work?

What solutions might you recommend?  How do you make dish washing interesting, 
sexy and desirable?  perhaps required?

Cynthia Dettman, Columbia Ecovillage