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

Laiken Neumann

woman grabbing french fries (l) woman smiling (c) woman moving french fries from one plate to another (r) all with caption "Welcome to Chilis"

‘They’re more than willing to make their staff work with COVID but draw the line here?’: Chili’s roasted after getting upset over worker using hands to serve fries in viral TikTok

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

People placing items from cart into car with caption "People stealing from IKEA (16th St.) on Monday, Jan. 24"

‘Jokes on them’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows people stealing from IKEA, sparking debate

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

young woman with caption "when I quit my job and my boss sends this text calling me the weakest link and removing me from group message (l) weakest link logo with text message "Lizzy, best of luck in the future! As a show I used to watch, you are the weakest link, goodbye" (r)

‘Goodbye’: Boss calls worker the ‘weakest link’ as she’s removed from the group text after resigning in viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

TikToker criticizes Red Lobster's sick leave policy.

‘Please don’t force sick people to make my food’: TikToker blasts Red Lobster’s sick-leave policy

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

Tricia Crimmins

Ian Ousley accused of faking heritage

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

Young woman with caption "Tell me a company secret that you can share because you don't work there anymore." (l) woman speaking to camera (c) walmart bakery (r)

‘Tell me a company secret that you can share because you don’t work there anymore’: Ex-Walmart worker says bakery doesn’t actually bake your sheet cakes in viral TikTok

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‘And then I pulled out my wheelchair’: Karen flips off disabled TikToker after she parks in handicap spot in viral video

hand touching dough with caption "what Doritos really look like before it's pressed and baked into a Dorito" (l) frito lay employee with ball of dough (c) frito lay employee with pressed dough (r)

Frito-Lay worker shuts down TikToker who claimed they exposed Doritos

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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‘For $12 an hour, they got me f*cked up. I’m about to walk off’: TikToker shows the ‘20-feet’ deep hole he’s being made to work in in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

three photos of a woman taking a call at a call center and just barely tolerating the call

‘You do not need to be rushing me’: Call center Karen complains about long wait times in viral TikTok

‘don’t open the cardboard all the way’: McDonald’s worker shows how they ration French fries when you order a large in viral TikTok

beta fish in a tank (l) two beta fish in a container (m) beta fish in a tank (r)

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

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

mcdonalds menu (l) photo of empty wallet (m) zoom in on mcdonald's menu (r)

‘Working an hour minimum wage can’t even buy you a combo’: TikToker shows how workers can’t afford a McDonald’s combo on an hour of minimum wage in viral TikTok

woman showing off her notebook and croptop (l) photo of Twin Peaks establishment (m) woman giving a peace sign (r)

Twin Peaks server says manager called her ‘unprofessional’ for wearing crop top to her job interview

three photos of a dunkin workplace absolutely trashed

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