We're just as bad for not calling it out. We're quick to have a moan at companies for not paying interns, but we're largely silent when it comes to event staff.
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There's a degree of Stockholm syndrome with the volunteers too. Especially when the event business is framed as though it's a 'family'. I think you touched on this recently too.
Yeah I think I said something similar on the slack. Hiring "passionate" inexperienced people then indoctrinating them into a crunch-driven culture by redefining the team as a "family". Then they do the same to their subordinates, contractors and volunteers, reinforcing culture
