The Truth About Being Hive Staff (Why I Left)

Welcome to my channel! In this video I'll go over why I decided to leave my moderator position. I also discuss what you should expect if you are planning to apply for the helper position and become staff at the Hive!
It's not my intention to degrade the staff team or insult any members personally, and I am still on great terms with the staff team.
If you have any further questions or comments about being staff, please leave them down below and I'll make sure to respond.
Special thanks to Pocket for helping me with the thumbnail and teaching me how to edit KZbin Videos!
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Timestamps:
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

[@splash8468]

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

[@gachaolivia2296]

"Java"

[@coleslifer9032]

@@gachaolivia2296 thats not java you can tell because of the bridging plus hive java got shut down

[@No-ln8wb]

The quotes are to indicate sarcasm.

[@Ink_Sack]

@@coleslifer9032 no, she said "I dont really like playing the minigames" about java, and the Splash account thought she was talking about bedrock. so gacha was correcting them by saying "java". yes the background IS BEDROCK, but the skyela was saying she didnt like the java minigames

[@ke-tj7ff]

@@coleslifer9032 try listening to the vid lmfao

[@Sirud]

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.

[@Skyela]

thank you!

[@nearow8926]

a

[@duccs.4813]

a

[@xshqyx]

a

[@TimboToys]

a

[@PocketYouTube]

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

[@Skyela]

so excited for it

[@GENISISBLADE]

Why only 1 comment here lol

[@Danishdostuff]

Eloo

[@NEKORAI_]

Hi.

[@dxl___]

Ayyy! It’s the boi who explained the “exposing mcpe scammer” situation!

[@JetFromAvant]

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 :)

[@takettle]

why were u rejected?

[@pleaseleavesrs]

@@takettle because they r jared

[@Elcoin]

@@pleaseleavesrs And Nerds

[@pleaseleavesrs]

@@Elcoin and an orphan

[@Elcoin]

@@pleaseleavesrs did somebody say orphan technoblade has been summoned

[@Pizzas]

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.

[@SL4UGHT3Rz]

R u real?

[@torchedegg]

@@SL4UGHT3Rz Yep he is

[@neuro0013]

Pizza time

[@ItzRandomXD]

@@SL4UGHT3Rz u can literally click on he’s channel

[@ALamp0]

@@ItzRandomXD ye lol

[@letraznodes8241]

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

[@christophreubal7166]

Yeah that bridge

[@TheTrueXaver]

bedrock bridging is… easy to say the least

[@penguinpingu3807]

Only if you are on pc or console, it's close to impossible to bridge like that on a touch screen

[@TheTrueXaver]

@@penguinpingu3807 i mean its pretty hard to do anything on a touch screen

[@entevolreign5130]

@@penguinpingu3807 pc looks 10x better then console or im just bad at console bridging but it looks cleaner and faster on pc

[@charlieln860]

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 :)

[@penguinpingu3807]

With that video title I thought the same

[@LightStorm.]

Well they are toxic I have video proof of them telling other people to go **** themself and decided to temporarily ban me to keep me quite when I tried exposing them.

[@cubedmelons876]

Yeah, after seeing a few Mineplex and Badlion exposed videos, I was wondering what sort of dirt she had on them. I’m glad not all networks are like that.

[@Shadowphax]

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. :)

[@Skyela]

Totally understandable! I agree it would be even harder going from a java mod to a bedrock helper, especially if you really liked the position at java. Hope everything goes well for you c:

[@Shadowphax]

@@Skyela Thanks! It’s all good. It is what it is haha

[@GENISISBLADE]

Life am I right u guys

[@alphakennybody2204]

69th like.

[@kokichiouma4267]

FR

[@Skyela]

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

[@ThatJadon_26]

You have to say “Timestamps” above them in the description for it to work :)

[@IcyTonyTonyChopper]

Hi skyela

[@worldofzero181]

Ur so wonderful and beautiful keep up ur godly work and u can achieve anything xskyela we love you 💕😘

[@Ace_IsG0ne]

@@worldofzero181 omg lol it’s me luke

[@worldofzero181]

@@Ace_IsG0ne yoooo

[@mrshibo8628]

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! :)

[@JamifyAzure]

Honestly Lifeboat is the worst of the Bedrock servers, a bunch of other servers including The Hive just have much more innovative and fun gamemodes, Lifeboat is just kind of a cookie-cutter server. it’s an alright server, but it’s by far the worst.

[@koendevries7786]

Back in the day lifeboat was the best server

[@fairypebble5938]

@@JamifyAzure mineville is also horrible

[@toybonniesfm]

Lifeboat used to be the goat, sadly it didn’t age very well, they also kinda screwed up a few things too

[@viridianvi]

@@toybonniesfm mhm, lifeboat was rlly fun a few years back, but now they seem more money hungry and the staff is kinda rude

[@AsianAfro9265]

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

[@XXLSteve]

Well now you do

[@Zzz61905]

LOL tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo late

[@GENISISBLADE]

Bruh

[@user-wz7cx7pq5t]

@@Zzz61905 you alright?

[@boppin3898]

@@Zzz61905 having a stroke?

[@blacksayspe1710]

Her: talking Me: enjoying the gameplay L

[@subtlegalaxy99]

Same

[@MasterMCGS]

She is a sweat lmao

[@subtlegalaxy99]

@@MasterMCGS ok... u didn’t need to tell me

[@MasterMCGS]

@@subtlegalaxy99 but I didnt answer your comment

[@suager4502]

Same loll

[@dzmo-official]

whoa this channel is underrated

[@DaciGotYou]

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...

[@kkstonie]

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

[@filopotato]

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

[@dhpug3014]

Really? Lol 😂

[@filopotato]

Yes, I suck at pvp soooooo....

[@filopotato]

I just have my friends carry me

[@dhpug3014]

Lol i used also suck but I’m a lil bit better now

[@dhpug3014]

@@filopotato what’s your username? Mines DHPUG713 if you want to friend me

[@Skrubmoons]

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.

[@carrotfishy4848]

Ok

[@arepaimproved]

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)

[@TrainosaurusMC]

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

[@verty0001]

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!

[@lilliann.x]

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

[@mmplayz2961]

*HARAM*

[@GalaxyGamingX-ry8ln]

@@mmplayz2961 ???

[@azrael_morningstar]

@@mmplayz2961 how

[@Sushi-vw1jw]

*This is it*

[@Cranexe]

Amazing video! GL for the future :)

[@Skyela]

thank you!!

[@Contrastings]

Hello crane

[@sunsetsketchez]

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.

[@TheFlamingGamerYT]

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 KZbin journey, and I hope you’ll find some great things ahead!

[@slurryshade4103]

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

[@ALamp0]

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

[@ALamp0]

R.I.P Fowben

[@jerwaynad4567]

Lol true

[@ALamp0]

Also Streamer still doesn't help of avoiding evidentP

[@ragequitgaming1044]

Ah what

[@ManazYT]

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

[@ss_sunflower5090]

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! :)

[@fbi-thecommenter127]

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

[@ALamp0]

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

[@gamerzenfire7282]

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

[@gretaicevixen]

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!

[@fangiwi5105]

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🖤💜

[@christopherblake6575]

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

[@Panduma]

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

[@Skyela]

Thank you so much!! Means a lot

[@cyval3890]

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

[@doukzu]

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.

[@ins4nityultra442]

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

[@PretMetInternet]

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 :)

[@tofucreatesstuff2648]

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

[@MysticStriker]

Completely understand :)

[@therealvampie8319]

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

[@Loaflie]

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.

[@prump]

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

[@GamersAdventureWorldGAWYT]

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

[@IrishPotatooe]

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

[@Skyela]

thank you!!

[@IrishPotatooe]

No problem!

[@ilikesoupalot4103]

It's cool to see your opinions and perspective.

[@sophisticatedowl2790]

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

[@Skyela]

Was half scripted, and the other half wasn't! Wanted to try different things to get used to YT

[@hobbesters7251]

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.

[@sms-ux5kl]

Also like 300 ping on Java

[@fitmotheyap]

@@sms-ux5kl lol wut I had 100 ig you lived far I miss java hive tbh

[@azrael_morningstar]

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

[@realrayruby]

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

[@Adrienss]

Moving onto better things, love to see it

[@Jakester]

NICOLE YOU ARE SO COOL

[@naterim5029]

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

[@naterim5029]

Welp This aged poorly I got rejected! D: 😭🤕🤧

[@fionaringgani2406]

love ur opinions! nice vid

[@darkfiremcbe7488]

great first video and its very well explained!

[@tiredashh7335]

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

[@jxwillimscout1471]

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

[@LuigiWins1]

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.

[@Darkspoul]

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

[@PotatoPie25]

Very very good video

[@Skyela]

thank you mr potatopie

[@allstarr1875]

Wow

[@axon1161]

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

[@HiveBedwars]

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

[@Pufferfishi]

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 :]

[@Skyela]

aw thank you!

[@jason_2989]

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

[@tredecim_]

watching bedrock PVP is pretty interesting

[@ItsIsaiiah]

Great video!! :)

[@NateTheGamer116]

Great vid keep up the good work

[@UsernameGuy64]

omg first omg hjahaha im so quirky grrrr shine

[@Mending6770]

Damn, u are good at treasure wars

[@sophiee7416]

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

[@neighborhood_penguin4873]

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

[@dan30_]

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

[@Skyela]

pain

[@dan30_]

Eheheheh also I'm new and subbed i think I'm gonna check now a shout out will be awesome☑️🙂😉😁😊😊

[@dan30_]

I am subbed I just checked ✅😁😁😁😁😊😊

[@grgry06]

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

[@macblaze9892]

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

[@suupi8386]

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

[@Lumine7350]

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

[@kirbs622]

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

[@dannypena661]

We love you Skyela!

[@jeffreytriber6284]

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

[@spl0fy]

Thanks for telling me!

[@beesfan]

I know how it feels, I was a Discord server staff of a KZbinr, 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

[@bird6685]

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)

[@Skyela]

apparently so lol, and thank you!

[@jasonpressyt]

Nice video :DD

[@cuboidgamez7577]

You're videos are underrated

[@xarrowverse]

Epic video Explained really well

[@Raxtus]

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

[@chosenuwu]

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

[@Ductilepluto124]

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

[@loafbreadizwholesomeuwu1555]

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.

[@maguire1175]

Awsome video

[@colepeyy_75]

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

[@SicxeMaqvs]

Damn this quality is so dope

[@sharkie344]

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

[@Amieee]

Love you Nicole, good luck!

[@LinhDanMeo]

Ur so talented on both gaming ang growing ur channel. I wish I could be like you!

[@Pace277]

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

[@mcbrincie212]

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

[@Angelica-by2hg]

go skyela!!

[@avsxxii]

SWAG SKYELA I SUPPORT UR DECISIONS YOURE AMAZING AND SUPER SWAGGY

[@Skyela]

LOVE U SWAGMINT