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Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

‘Getting written up by Amazon must be worse than being eaten by a bear’: Viral TikTok shows Amazon driver delivering to house even though bear is outside

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘I tell everyone I serve at Roadhouse this hack’: Worker reveals money-saving menu ‘secret’ at Texas Roadhouse in viral TikTok

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‘I wasn’t aware that you’re a person of color’: Woman demands refund after finding out business owner is Black

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I watched him dip the knife in that dirty bucket multiple times and cut people’s sandwiches’: Customer confronts Subway worker for allegedly using dirty water to clean knife, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

A TikTok shows a non-tipper section for DoorDash drivers to pick up meals.

‘Non tippers orders sit there forever’: DoorDash driver shows alleged no-tip orders sitting at Chik-Fil-A in viral TikTok

A waiter texted a customer who didn't tip her but left her his number.

‘If you don’t have the money to tip, don’t eat out’: Server calls out customer who left his number but no tip in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘No job is worth all of that’: Viral TikTok shows woman attempting to free her car and get to work during snowstorm, sparking debate

‘They can see everything’: Ex-Walmart worker says employees will freeze self-checkout registers to prevent theft in viral TikTok

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

‘This is heartbreaking’: Viral TikTok shows workers finding out they’ve been laid off as Amazon DSP announces relocation to another state

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘No wonder my stomach be tore’: Dunkin’ worker shows ‘nasty’ grime from clogged pipes in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Customers cook their own food at Waffle House in viral TikTok after workers reportedly collapsed

‘We are not zoo animals to be observed’: Karen crashes Punjabi wedding and records festivities in viral TikTok, sparking debate

young man in chair talking to employer on phone, hanging up, and celebrating

‘Normalize ‘No’ and hanging up’: Worker abruptly shuts down manager who tried to ‘guilt trip’ them into coming to work because it’s understaffed in viral TikTok

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‘I can’t unsee this’: Viral TikTok allegedly showing how workers package plastic cups sparks debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

doordash worker walking away from house with caption "DoorDash food delivery girl is not getting a tip after THAT comment!!"

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