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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

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prof points out panda express worker

‘You’re really mad at Panda Express for paying their employees more instead of getting mad at your college?’: Professor points out Panda Express workers make more than him, sparking debate (updated)

burger king receipt (l) (r) burger king logo (m)

burger king scam

‘Always ask for your receipt’: Customer says Burger King worker secretly charged her extra to pocket some money

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

A Chipotle worker (L) and a Chipotle sign (R).

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‘I want you to look me in my eyes while you try to half scoop all my ingredients’: TikToker accuses Chipotle of shorting customers who order online

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‘They’re fries pick them up and put them back no big deal’: Man asks for refund over upside-down fries at McDonald’s, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

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mcalisters

‘McAlister’s gonna learn it’s not our job to fill their drinks’: DoorDash driver delivers empty cup to customer, sparking debate (updated)

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

manager writing up employee on a cake with caption "when your employee walks out during their shift cause they said you were being 'annoying' cause you asked them to clean something so you have to write them up. But they're still your favorite employee and don't want them to quit so you print their write up on a cake."

cake write up

Dairy Queen manager uses cake to write-up worker for ‘walking out’ mid-shift, sparking debate

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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mcdonalds worker berated by karen

‘Manager was supposed to have her back’: McDonald’s worker berated by male ‘Karen’ customer in viral TikTok

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subway order

Subway worker shares ‘what happens when a customer does not pay attention while ordering’ in viral TikTok

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

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mcdonalds worker shows how she takes orders

‘Girl why did you not make that a meal?’: McDonald’s drive-thru worker takes order in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Is it true that you get a free donut when that hot sign is on?’: Woman tests Krispy Kreme ‘Hot Light’ rumor in viral TikTok

Chipotle workers in a line look to their left and laugh with caption "When they ask for plain white rice"

chipotle cilantro is disgusting

‘Bro just eat the cilantro it’s not gonna hurt you’: Chipotle workers put customer who orders ‘plain white rice’ on blast in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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‘You guys are the real ones for this’: Viral TikTok shows Wendy’s drive-thru worker pouring shot with customers

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zaxbys drivethru karen

‘Zaxby’s ain’t the place to go when you on a time constraint’: ‘Karen’ feuds with other customers at Zaxby’s over long drive-thru line (updated)

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

Man berates fast-food manager in drive-thru.

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‘You’re an idiot, I hope you get fired’: Man berates drive-thru manager over discounts in viral TikTok

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.

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