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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

manager reads aloud worker's excuse for missing shift

‘Sounds like the employee has to explain in detail due to bad management’: Viewers divided after manager reads aloud worker’s excuse for missing shift

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Customer shares app hack to getting free food from places like McDonald’s, Domino’s

‘You can eat free food for every single day of the year’: Customer shares app hack to getting free food from places like McDonald’s, Domino’s

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Man shares 'unethical life hack' ti getting free emergency room visit

‘Bro’s the method man’: Man shares ‘unethical life hack’ to getting free emergency room visit

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Customer calls out Wayfair for ‘catfishing’ her with couch delivery

‘Wayfair used to be affordable junk, now it’s expensive junk’: Customer calls out Wayfair for ‘catfishing’ her with couch delivery

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Walmart worker in shock over viral video of ‘Gen Alpha influencers’

‘They can barely talk’: Walmart worker in shock over viral video of ‘Gen Alpha influencers’

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

Braden Bjella

Viewers divided after gas station sells child ‘Hard-Charged Tea’ that contains 7% alcohol

‘To be fair, Panera calls theirs “charged”’: Viewers divided after gas station sells child ‘Hard-Charged Tea’ that contains 7% alcohol

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Traveler is stuck at airport during national AT&T, T-Mobile outage, says people can’t pull tickets up

‘Always always always screenshot’: Traveler is stuck at airport during national AT&T, T-Mobile outage, says people can’t pull tickets up

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

Instacart driver returns customer’s order after she calls out his attitude

‘This is the issue with tipping before service is done…’: Instacart driver returns customer’s order after she calls out his attitude

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

Finger pointing to page(l+r), Woman talking(c)

‘Don’t homeschool if yall on the same grade level’: Parent questions her child’s kindergarten homeschool lesson. It backfires

Goodwill customer blasts manager for turning away customer who’s 70 cents short

‘They also ask you to round up what you’re paying’: Goodwill customer blasts manager for turning away customer who’s 70 cents short

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Walmart Shopper discovers 2-for-1 Herbal Essences shampoo pack may be a trick

‘Make it make sense Walmart’: Shopper discovers 2-for-1 Herbal Essences shampoo pack may be a trick

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

‘I hope no one got fired’: Cleaners show up at the wrong apartment. The tenant lets them clean anyway

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Olive Garden worker calls out customers who come in during their 30-minute lunch break

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