The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo

Industry Insight: Is hustle culture turning creative internships into exploitation?


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Unpaid internships. Burnout disguised as passion. 
In Singapore’s creative industry, these are increasingly common, driven by a mindset that values hustle as a pathway to success. But when hustle culture becomes a rite of passage what's the real cost? Pedro Aguirre, Community Development and Impact Director at social enterprise Make The Change, joins Lynlee Foo to unpack why internships have turned into a resume “arms race,” how it is filtering out diverse talent, and what a more sustainable and inclusive creative ecosystem should look like.

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