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Running a gaming guild is unpaid HR

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Leading a massive clan means taking on an unpaid internship in middle management. Leaders require mandatory attendance spreadsheets, conduct rigorous performance reviews, and mediate petty teenage drama, all for the glorious reward of zero actual dollars and crippling burnout.

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