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Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘I got scammed’: DoorDash customer says her Maggiano’s order came from Chili’s, sparking debate

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Grubhub app on phone (l) closet with undelivered orders and caption "These been sitting here for 4 hours because no dashers would take non tip orders. no tip no trip, the worker told me no dashers/uber eats/grubhub went to get the order" (c) doordash app on phone (r)

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‘Tipping culture is out of control’: Worker shows stacks of DoorDash orders for customers who allegedly didn’t tip, sparking debate

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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TikToker allegedly catches DoorDasher fake a drop off picture and steal her food

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

DoorDash worker on bike delivering food (l) TikTok video of doordash conversations with caption "POV: you found a way to get free food>>>" (r)

doordash scam

‘You scam bare minimum wage workers to get some free food’: Customer brags that they scam DoorDash to get ‘free food’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

doordash logo on white background (l) doorbell cam recording caption "When the door dash driver takes 32 minutes to drive 5 minutes" with red circle with line through it in center (r)

doordash backfire

‘This is just an L for you my guy’: TikToker tries to flame DoorDash driver—it backfires

dog rushing at viewer (l) injured hand (r)

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‘I can’t stand people who leave their dogs loose while your just trying to do your job’: DoorDash driver gets attacked by dog in viral TikTok, sparking debate

burger king drive thru (l) "Coochieman B" doordash order page (c) drive thru window from car (r) all with caption "why are men like this? i work in mental health but also doordash"

coochieman doordash burger king tiktok

‘Not delivering to you at night bro’: DoorDash driver refuses to deliver to customer who calls himself ‘coochieman,’ sparking debate

doordash logo on phone on red background (l) Chick-Fil-A food seen with ashes all over them in bag caption " Door dash really emptied their ash tray in my food and ate half of it cause I didn't tip wtf" (r)

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‘Was it illegal? Yes. Did you deserve it? Also yes’: TikToker says Chick-fil-A DoorDash order was destroyed after they didn’t leave tip, sparking debate

chili's restaurant (l) woman holding cup of water with caption "Door Dash Chronicles pt 2" (c) hands holding phone with Doordash app (r)

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‘The damn customer is going to think I’m f*cking drinking out the water’: DoorDasher claims Chili’s gave them half a cup of water for customer

doordash shutterstock image (l) doordash worker caption " door dashed for 3 1/2 hours and only made $38 bc only half my orders tipped went through a quarter tank of gas which is like $17 rn I made like $6 an hour " (r)

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‘I made like $6 an hour’: DoorDash driver says gas prices are disrupting wages in viral TikTok

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doordash wrong state

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

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

Laiken Neumann

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mcdonalds appreciation goodie bag

‘Good way to get drivers to accept orders’: DoorDash driver gets ‘appreciation’ goodie bag from McDonald’s, sparking debate

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

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‘Same address, same food, same restaurant’: TikToker says DoorDash tried charging different service fees for identical orders

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

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