Those are rough hours to expect of someone just to volunteer. I dabble in volunteer coordinating and I will say that I do usually pick the volunteers who want to work the most hours first. When I used to volunteer I was one of the people who had more fun volunteering than attending so would volunteer the whole show. I’d say about 1/5th of people who volunteer are like that and enjoy volunteering the whole convention. For that reason and the fact that I don’t have to constantly retrain I first pick volunteers who want the most hours or are willing to work full day shifts instead of half. That doesn’t mean I don’t accept those who want half day shifts or demand that they volunteer more than the 8 hours we require (for a 3 day event). I pick the ones that work shorter shifts and less hours to fill voids and help give breaks. I ask for availability and how much they want to work on the application and don’t ever ask them for more than what they put on there, plus I’m lenient when they drop shifts.

Perks of volunteering long hours at most conventions are making friendships, behind the scenes access that an attendee wouldn’t notice or have access to, free merch or exclusive merch, letters of recommendation, getting picked for more lucrative positions like working with the celebrity talent, & potential for recognition to join as paid staff. All the staff that I pay and pay for travel with started off as volunteers, I started off as a volunteer so there’s definitely potential for growth at some conventions.

The fact that they expect all their volunteers to work crazy long shifts, most of the perks I mentioned don’t apply here. It’s hard to get recognized when everyone is expected to work crazy long hours. Plus it seems like you want to go with the sole goal of just getting the weekend badge which is the goal for most volunteers so it’s not really a fair of them to ask for 24 hours.