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

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‘I got a free meal. Let’s go, baby!’: DoorDash driver realizes customer ordered from another state in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Trying to get their drivers robbed and scammed’: TikToker says DoorDash’s new cash policy puts drivers at risk (updated)

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‘Don’t come for me’: TikToker leaves $0 tip for Texas Roadhouse waiter because he ghosted her, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Only people that benefit from that store are the workers’: Goodwill worker blasted for sorting out Off-White sneakers in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

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‘No…lmfao’: Church’s Chicken criticized for $9/hour starting pay, sparking debate

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

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‘If the company don’t care, why should you?’: H&M worker goes after alleged shoplifters in viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘I would’ve been so uncomfy’: Dunkin’ worker gives customer a dollar for ‘MILF Monday,’ calls her mommy, sparking debate

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‘I wish it was a f*cking lie’: Home Depot employee says she is unhoused, has to sleep in her car in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

Young woman at Target with captions "When you are racially profiled while buying the Black History Collection at Target in Kalispell, Montana. Stop buying from Target. Find Black Business owners." and "Target is spending millions to get Black dollar but doesn't care to do diversity training. Tag Target and Black Businesses that sell Black History items."

‘The white people in there thought it was funny’: Black TikToker says she was ‘racially profiled,’ accused of stealing at Target while buying from Black History Month collection

‘There is no excuse’: TikToker says she got a DoorDash driver ‘deactivated’ after he ignored request for no-contact delivery, sparking debate

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

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