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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘Cancel my order’: Viral TikTok shows Wienerschnitzel worker preparing chili dog with bare hands, sparking debate

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

Kahron Spearman

Pizza hut workers with caption "Pizza Hut worker calls the police on me because I won't pay him another $34 and wouldn't give me my food. The other worker ended up giving me my food"

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Pizza Hut worker calls cops on Black customer after refusing to believe she already paid online, viral TikTok allegedly shows

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

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‘Trying to explain to my manager why my friends only paid $2.37 for a $30 order’: McDonald’s workers on TikTok say they hook their friends up

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Customer throws drink at Whataburger employee

‘Normalize matching the customer’s energy’: Viral TikTok shows customer throwing drink at Whataburger worker in drive-thru

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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

In a TikTok, a man in seen yelling at Chick-Fil-A employees.

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‘No one gets paid enough for this sh*t’: Viral TikTok shows ‘male Karen’ screaming at Chick-fil-A workers behind the counter

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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‘Normalize service industry employees matching energy’: Dunkin’ worker tells drive-thru customer to ‘pull up’ in viral TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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Panera worker shares the ‘secret formula’ for the green tea in viral TikTok

Pizza Hut worker fired after asking for shift change notification

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‘Y’all he fired me’: TikToker says Pizza Hut let her go after she asked to be notified about shift changes

Jack in the Box

‘Leave these workers alone’: Viewers plead with ‘Karen’ after she films herself yell at Jack and the Box worker over hot sauce

TikToker shows section for DoorDash orders of people who don't tip

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‘Your order just sits there’: DoorDasher claims to show ‘whole section dedicated to people who don’t tip’ at McDonald’s, sparking debate (updated)

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‘Shhh we don’t need customers asking for this’: Starbucks worker allegedly reveals customers can modify any breakfast sandwich in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

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‘That’s what y’all eat’: McDonald’s worker snaps frozen McRib in half in viral TikTok

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘What a f*cking idiot’: Drunk Jack in the Box customer falls asleep, crashes into restaurant

Chick-Fil-A worker talks about experience working there

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‘Chick-Fil-A being extremely nice to everyone except its employees’: Worker says she quit after 3 days because of poor treatment

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

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‘Don’t you put your finger in my face’: Culver’s employee kicks out male Karens in viral TikTok

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