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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

mcdonalds salt packet

‘I got so tired of customers asking for salt packets at the window’: Worker shares how she dealt with customer who asked for unsalted fries with salt packets, sparking debate

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

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‘You’re pathetic’: Taco Bell Karens place $200 order—and get mad about the cost

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

Braden Bjella

man shares what new mcdonalds ai ordering system looks like tiktok

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‘Anything not to have to pay people to do the work’: Customer tries to use McDonald’s AI to order in the drive-thru. It’s a fail

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

Melody Heald

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‘I love the tea’: Sonic drive-thru worker forgets to turn off headset, unknowingly spills workplace drama to customer

mcdonalds employee shares vanilla coke hack tiktok

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‘You guys aren’t ready for this’: McDonald’s employee shares hack for ordering vanilla Coke

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wendys is hiring

‘No one wants to work anymore’: Wendy’s employee tells customer to ‘come back in 5 or 10 minutes’

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

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mcdonalds app

‘You’re holding up my line’: McDonald’s worker issues PSA about using the McDonald’s app

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mcdonalds napkins tiktok

‘Get your head out of your a**’: Male ‘Karen’ berates McDonald’s workers for forgetting to put napkins in his bag, sparking debate

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

Brooke Sjoberg

man gets fired from starbucks by giving out discounts tiktok

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‘How is Starbucks going to recover from this?’: Starbucks barista says they were fired for ‘theft and misuse of the discount button,’ giving $90-worth of free items to customers

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‘In between the two wrappers on the sandwich is literal sh*t’: Subway customer claims they found feces in their sandwich

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘This man is living in the future’: Man buys frozen pizzas from Walmart and sells them on DoorDash. He gets 5-star reviews

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‘TikTok got me messed up’: Chipotle worker calls out customer who ordered a money-saving meal of sides from TikTok hack

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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‘They can’t read the room’: Buffalo Wild Wings server waits in kitchen because last table won’t leave

Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (l) woman working at Subway creating sandwich (c) Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (r)

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‘I’m not even an EMPLOYEE I DIDN’T DO AN INTERVIEW’: Woman shows up to Subway and claims to be a new hire—they left her to man the store alone without training

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

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