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

Natasha Dubash

‘I’ve been sitting here for 45 minutes’: Chili’s customers say they got seated but were assigned zero servers

Mike Hadge

Jersey Joe(l+r), Montclair State Mascot(c)

‘Time to let the secret out’: TikToker Jersey Joe reveals he’s also a college mascot

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

‘NOOOOOOOOOOO THEY GOT RED LOBSTER’: Red Lobster server works her last shift without even realizing it, issues warning to other employees

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

Braden Bjella

Petco(l), Man talking(c), Filled dumpster(r)

‘Corporate greed at its finest’: Shopper exposes how Petco destroyed ‘new stock,’ dumped unsold items in trash

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

‘Let’s f*****g go I guess’: Finally, a call-to-action for lazy people

McDonald's sign(l), Woman staring at camera(c), Big Mac box(r)

‘You oughta be ashamed’: McDonald’s customer orders $10 meal, can’t believe what her Big Mac looked like

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

Melody Heald

Tesla(l), Man talking(c), Tesla electric chargers(r)

‘Imagine your battery almost being dead you drive up and see that’: Man finds Tesla charging stations with their cables cut. Here’s why they’re valuable

Man realizes he just bought a fish without a tail at the pet store

‘They just didn’t wanna deal with him’: Man says pet store gave him a fish without a tail

Chipotle customer gets served brown guac in bowl

‘For $20 that guacamole better be green green’: Viewers divided after Chipotle customer gets served brown guac in bowl

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

Raising Cane's customer questions scarce menu options after pulling up to the drive-thru

‘I just know y’all not raving about a place with only 2 items’: Raising Cane’s customer questions scarce menu options after pulling up to the drive-thru

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

woman uses food stamps to buy Eerwhon smoothie

‘Using EBT at erewhon is nuts’: Viewers divided after woman uses food stamps to buy Erewhon smoothie

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Woman finds car on Facebook Marketplace for $2,300. It ends up costing her way more in the long run

‘He never advised me against getting it’: Woman finds 2009 GMC on Facebook Marketplace for $2,300. It backfires

Trader Joe’s worker says you’re supposed to bag your own groceries

‘We ARE judging you’: Trader Joe’s worker says you’re supposed to bag your own groceries

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Chipotle worker gets 'mad' when customer asks for more rice

‘He was fed upppp’: Chipotle worker gets ‘mad’ when customer asks for more rice

Server shares demonstration of 'how to order a steak,' says most customers don't know how to

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