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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Man with a beard and dark hair looking into the camera while sitting in his car. Caption overlay above his head reads 'PRIMARK FIRED ME' next to two red siren emojis.

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An ex-Primark worker filmed a TikTok about being fired for…filming TikToks at work

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, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Man in suit and AI robot wait in office to be interviewed for job.

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“When does the AI tax come about?”: New York State to make employers tell workers when they are being replaced by AI

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

Laiken Neumann

3 panel image. On the left is a person, in the middle is a nurse, and on the right is a nurse. Text over reads: Happy Nurses week!

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‘Basically they hate us…’: Nurses receive ‘gifts’ from employers for Nurses Week. Then they see what’s inside the plastic bag

Two panel design with a man sitting in his car looking upset and frustrated while talking at the camera, next to an image on a Menards store

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‘Costs more than we make an hour’: Menards worker wears jacket to work. Then a manager steps in

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Woman sharing her experience working at Crunch Fitness; Crunch Fitness Store Sign

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UPDATED ‘All of my reviews on Google keep being removed’: Woman calls out Crunch Fitness after ‘disheartening’ incident

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Target worker forced to close entire store alone after manager leaves at 3pm

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‘I don’t even know how to process returns dawg’: Target worker forced to work entire store alone after manager leaves at 3pm

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

no dunkin

‘What is the point of going’: Worker says she didn’t show up to her new job because there was no Dunkin’ nearby

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

Melody Heald

resigned over day off

‘No but I would literally do the same thing’: Worker quits after job didn’t let her take the day off to grieve her dog

worker holding face in hands in bathroom with caption "I took a nap and missed my whole shift" "***thinking in stress" (l) worker speaking holding watch with caption "I took a nap and missed my whole shift" (c) worker speaking in bathroom with caption "I took a nap and missed my whole shift" (r)

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‘I woke up the next day’: Worker says she missed her shift after she accidentally napped for 12 hours

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

Braden Bjella

Game Stop Funko Pop shelf with caption "Everything's on clearance" (l) Game Stop employee speaking with caption "What it's like being a GameStop manager these days" with Game Stop logo at bottom (c) Game Stop displays with caption "No one comes in anymore" (r)

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‘No one comes in anymore’: GameStop manager shares what working at the store is like, says company has started layoffs

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking with caption "would like you to turn in your resignation" (l) woman speaking while applying cream on hand with caption "my manager in front of everyone said Megan can we talk later" (c) woman speaking with caption "Girl we need an update, please tell us you saw all the replies that told you not to resign" (r)

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‘Do not resign. Make them fire you’: Worker says her boss asked her to resign from job of 6 years

Walmart worker opens to 428 online orders after closing for one day

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‘Y’all need to chill grocery shopping’: Walmart worker complains about stockpiled 428 online orders after store closes for one day

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‘I cannot imagine making butter on my break’: Starbucks worker makes butter by hand after store runs out

woman speaking in kitchen caption "We had a team check in every day at 2 am" (l) woman speaking in kitchen caption "So it just got like so weird" (c) woman speaking in kitchen caption "because we all had to tell each other when we were showering" (r)

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‘Why are we all telling each other when we’re showering’: Corporate worker says she had to tell co-workers when she showered, ended up quitting

Ross employee caption "It's my 3rd day at my new job and I've already gave a customer 57 dollars when he only needed 34... while my manager chased him down the door. She told me to take my break ima go kms" (l) Ross Dress For Less store front with sign (c) Ross employee caption "It's my 3rd day at my new job and I've already gave a customer 57 dollars when he only needed 34... while my manager chased him down the door. She told me to take my break ima go kms" (r)

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