The Truth About Being Hive Staff (Why I Left) 

"I don't really like playing the minigames" Bedrock Treasure Wars background gameplay

It’s cool to see the POV of someone who was staff for a huge network. I’ve always wondered what that was like. Nice vid.

It's time for a new chapter, this was a really well explained video...

I applied for helper a couple of weeks ago, my application got rejected so i wanted to apply again, watching this video has opened my mind up more and made me think more about it, of course i'm not going to just give up and not re apply, but i'm going to reconsider some of the thoughts that i had when i applied the first time, so thankyou :)

You explained this very well, I'm glad you made this video! You can 100% still be involved in this community with or with out Staff.

Damn, I thought this was gonna expose some hive staff that are toxic but this was really nice and it's good to hear they were good to you but you just didnt like the role. Good to know :)

Her: *”Talking about why she left moderator”* Me: That smooth bridge Af

Timestamps since chapters aren't working 0:00​ Intro 0:40​ Why I Left Moderator 4:05​ About Helper 5:57​ About Moderator 6:32​ A Message For Current Staff 8:25​ Outro

I greatly enjoyed my Moderator role on Java Hive, from the day I started to the day the server closed. I was a Moderator for three years, and was disappointed when I learned that we were not allowed to transfer as Moderators. Nothing against the Helpers or their roles, but spending so much time as a Moderator and not being able to move over disappointed me. It is what it is though. Life goes on. Haha Glad you’ve realized what makes you happy though! Definitely sounds like a tough decision, but worth making if it helps you to be happy. :)

I used to be a moderator for Lifeboat Network a couple of years ago. Let's just say I'm not on good terms with them and I'm glad I'm not part of that shitshow of a staff anymore. Props to you for being a moderator on the Hive and Im really glad that you had a great experience on the staff team of Hive! :)

I didn’t even know you were even a hive staff.

Her: talking Me: enjoying the gameplay L

whoa this channel is underrated

I used to be a staff member - an admin actually that was more focused on the community and not background 'technical' stuff - on a popular survival server and tbh, I agree with the majority of this video. While it does seem blunt to say things like "don't waste your time" or "if you're unhappy, just leave" but a LOT of issues within the staff team stem around those two things. People get unhappy because they feel like they're expected to do too much for no pay (which is true, but it IS a volunteer position for a reason), and no one should make you feel as if you can't leave. On top of that, cliches can form within the staff team and often causes division, rather than unison. I appreciated the time I had as a staff member, but when things changed in a way to where I could no longer perform as I had previously and my opinions no longer held wait, I did what was best for myself and left.

Wait a minute, you killed me in treasure wars....

I Remember The Hive. Haven’t Played It In Years Though

This was really quite good to watch. It kinda sucks that you weren’t able to do what you enjoyed but I can’t wait to see more content on your channel! Maybe this will be a good thing in the end...

Amazing video! GL for the future :)

The truth about being a hive staff: *getting trapped by Evident* Edit: this comment is growing faster than any other

Evident: I think she's taking a break Skyela: *why I left moderator*

I have to admit, that would have been pretty cool being a moderator on the Hive server 😳

As a Staff member of two huge bot servers on Discord, tbch I wanted to apply as helper for hive cause its something I always played. Then having friends who were staff tell me the problems with it. Just wasn't worth it. Love the video🖤💜

Loved the video! Excited to see what this year has to hold!

This is a great video. This is good for people who are thinking about applying or even in any situation. You explain why and how you should leave or join and don’t be scared about it. Keep it up!

This video was really well made! I can’t wait to see what you do in the future!

God Just found you on my recommended! One word : Underrated!

I got this video in my recommended, and I gotta say, you make a great point and provide an understanding view on what it’s like to be a staff member of a huge server. I’ve never been as staff member of a huge Minecraft server, but hearing your story about your experience being one is really interesting to know. Although this isn’t anything like being staff for a Minecraft server, it was kinda stressful for me to be a moderator for some discord servers. It’s the reason why I took a break, and still am, for a while. The free time of not being staff for a huge server, I can definitely understand that, as it clears up a lot of time to do other things. I wish you good luck with your RU-vid journey, and I hope you’ll find some great things ahead!

This was super interesting to hear! Also, I envy that smooooooth bridging :D I’m on touch screen so it’s super hard to bridge like that.

very well informative video. The experience is definitely understandable and I do have to thank you for being a great mod for real. Now I can't wait for this content creation move!! Let's get this content creation thing rolling! best of luck :D (pog with a youtube channel too)

Sometimes, it's okay that you must put aside some things for the better. There is never something wrong in doing that.

Cheers to you for doing what's good for you, sometimes it's really the only thing that can make a difference, and you need to make it

I recently left my mod role on hypixel and I can relate to a lot you have said here, even though it isn't really what I wanted. Don't be afraid to give up critical roles like this if you want, it opens a lot of new doors for you to explore. You know what they say, every disadvantage has its advantage :)

all I remember from the java edition of Hive before it got shut down was how offensive people could be in chat but at the same time you could find lobbies where everyone was just sitting together and having a good chat.

o/ Hey I completely understand what you went through upon resigning from the Hive, my brother used to actually be staff for it a long time ago then resigned because he got bored. (like 2015) For me though, I'm a staff member of Skycade, the server that JackSucksAtLife owns, in terms of how you feel between java and bedrock I can't related as we're based on the Java Edition and any attempts we made towards bedrock we kinda went :nope: I have my own experiences from the personal staff roles that aren't the same such as Helper, we had a trial period and it was pass or fail if you were kept on the team after a month. As a moderator, you're based within the community and the forums and dealt with ingame bans and report. Senior Mods had handled items such as personal reports of Doxers or DDoSers, mostly the bigger picture items that the admins would handle sololy, but the group of SrMods would handle together. Admins were the first actual paying role, you would be paid 5$ an hour based on ingame hours, even if it's only 5$ an hour, for teenagers without jobs who got paid to play their favorite server helps a lot, usually it went based on their staff actions though. Gamemode Managers (Also paid, but based on the quality of work, a lot more than 10+ dollars on average) (This is where I am), they dealt with all of the gamemodes, factions, kitpvp, creative, skyblock all of that, I manage factions and it's different from most gamemodes, rather each gamemode's manager has completely different tasks from the rest of the team. Dev, Staff Manager, Owner Basically the running of the server. What I felt and I still feel is that it's stressful getting up the server, look I mean I graduate high school in 1 year, but I have two jobs, one of being paid to make sure Skycade can run factions, and one as a bagger at a grocery store lol. I feel like I could easily just do bagging at the store, but then I have empty hours throughout the day. Being a staff member is hard, it's so fun when you're younger, but then as it slowly dies down, it becomes stressful, as the server grows and the reason you applied may have left

okay, but this is so relatable in general if you have an extremely special role in anything. giving it up is a hard thing to do, but i'm glad you decided to do that.

It's cool to see your opinions and perspective.

I like how she says she likes being in the background and not the actual games while playing treasure wars.

It's good to see the perspective of staff! I always wonder what that's like. I miss hive java. Key parts of gamemodes I enjoyed are gone and- this isn't a Hive issue, more of a bedrock one- seeing advertisements everywhere kind of sucks. At least they try to make them look nice to look at, but still.

I stumbled upon this video in my recommended! I used to play on Java Hive and it was so fun and I used to see you a lot there! Hope you're doing well, and great video! It was very well explained! :)

You are a naturally talented creator and I am excited to see you upload videos on RU-vid! You killed this video!

Completely understand :)

Even as someone who never played bedrock This video was really interesting. You earned a sub

I'm interested to see what you'll do next. Good luck! Also, the video was really well made.

Oh wow, I happened to see this video in my recommended and I remember you from Java! I was super active on Java a few years back, and I definitely remember seeing you around. My friend from the Hive, Maxxyyy, actually ended up joining the staff team during that time! It's super interesting to hear what it was like from the back of everything. It's great to see you again and I hope you enjoy your future endeavors outside of the staff team!

As someone who had been on a server staff team for a few years, I understand why you left. Great video!

NICOLE YOU ARE SO COOL

honestly im a new fan theres a server halloweed fantasy and i really wanna be on the staff team but i was worried to say anything about it and knowing i can still be interactive with the rest of the staff team and community makes me really happy and more relaxed about applying thank you

nice vid and congrats on having it blow up you deserve it

It's so satisfying watching her be so awesome on treasure wars

Quite interesting as a player who spends time playing in hive when I get bored. You get a sub

Really Intresting video i used to play on the hive b4 i had java and this was like going back to bedrock so i love this video and it was cool to see this stuff good luck on YT

Good Luck and I know what it feels like im a Helper on a staff team too its a lot of pressure because you need to be active for so long and so many hours a week but i do it because i want the community to know that doing things infront of staff or higher ups isn't bad and something you should stop doing because of that.

Very very good video

i applied as helper but always rejected. this vid made my mind

I was not listening to her but her gameplay was sooo satisfying I just watched. I hope the people u r trying to help get the help they need

love ur opinions! nice vid

Her: **talks about leaving hive Me: That gameplay is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I feel like this will be a wild ride for me in the future.

duude this is quality stuffs! thanks for letting us know.

Very well written script, I appreciate the effort as viewer. Good luck on your journey!

omg first omg hjahaha im so quirky grrrr shine

i hope they remake hive on java. it broke my heart when it shut down

I know how it feels, I was a Discord server staff of a RU-vidr, but it was stressing at times. Since I left, I was thinking if I made the right choice, but this video has kind of made me think in new ways. Thank you

Personally, I’m really new to Java Minecraft and servers in general, so this was really helpful! Also your literally so nice and I love your voice! I hope to enjoy your other content :]

watching bedrock PVP is pretty interesting

Damn, u are good at treasure wars

Wow… this really is inspiring Thank you for this!!!

great first video and its very well explained!

😭😭Don't go or evident won't have content

this is truly a good video, I know this comment is late, but i joined Hive in 2017 when java was active that day... and you were one of the best moderators at that time. In 2 years, this video has been released ❤ well done Sky

I respect your choice really nicely explained a well deserved sub :D

Thank you for this, I was considering leaving staff for months.

This is a perfect video to see POV of a staff, it helps a lot of people to decide. Great video.

Great vid keep up the good work

ngl, even tho im not in a place where i should moderate. I love reading the ban appeals. Im currently a staff member, specifically a builder on a bedrock server called brokenlens. And it's also really stressful to be the only staff member online since my only perms is to build and kick hackers/players (stressful because they can just comeback). But i really like your pov and it really enlightened me to what i want next.

Moving onto better things, love to see it

Thank you for this video..this video helps me to just quit on being secretary on the game guild that I have no longer have motivation to keep going..it's getting in nerves and it bugs me alot. Plus the stress from school or any real life stuff that I need to focus, because of those real life things. I had limited time to play and until I lost interest, because of this vid I feel like I have awake from reality to be honest to them...so thank you for this video.

I forgot about what the video was about and was invested in your playing-

This was explained very well. This is a good video!

Thank you for your services in the hive community and we as the bedrock community welcome you to the content creation I'm looking forward for it

You got a new sub. This video is explained very well.

I dunno why I was recommended this who you are and what hive is but you seem like a nice person(also good job on the title it’s practically algorithm candy)

You're videos are underrated

We love you Skyela!

I literally applied for helper today, i used to be helper on a skyblock Java edition server for a couple years and then my pc broke so i had to leave, but now im trying to get helper rank on The Hive and i hope my application goes through well as i took some time into it, as i naturally like to help and i get satisfaction from it, i feel like it’s something ill enjoy and boost my name in the community and meet some new people!

Very Interesting video in my opinion to see someone's point of view as A Admin/Staff Member and the work requiring

Well said and I relate and agree with just about everything you said from a volunteer staff role.

I like the way you made this video Nice edit the way people can followed the story Tip when you make a story video try and add subtitles it get more you more views I think but is your choice new sub here

Great video!! :)

idk y this is on my fyp on TY but i like how u talk to people :)

Damn this quality is so dope

Nice video :DD

Will helpers be asked to join the vc for community updates or something like that? I mean in the form itself asks that "Do you have accessibility to a mic"

Epic video, gave pleasant of insight. This video also reminds me of how my friend got chat banned on hive.

Thanks for telling me!

Epic video Explained really well

idk how this video got in my recommended, but a week ago I became Helper on a small server, and while the differences between scale of the server may be big, it was still an interesting/informative video to watch.

You have a very nice voice, and your content is very entertaining :D

you seem rly wholesome! i bet the staff team was delighted to have u on their team c:

This video help me so much cuz i wanna be hive staff but not anymore since i would be busy with other stuff, thank you