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

Cecilia Lenzen

man in drive-thru with caption "when you want sonic chili but they don't know how to ring it up Part 1" (l&r) sonic sign (c)

sonic chili drive thru

‘She was definitely panicking wondering how to ring it up’: Man orders just Sonic chili from drive-thru, sparking debate in viral TikTok

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

Chilis table with family bowl of chips and salad caption "maggots in our food chili's?" (l) Chili's Bar and Grill building with sign (c) Close up of food caption "maggots in our food chili's?" (r)

maggots at chilis

‘Wouldn’t be the first time’: TikToker allegedly finds maggot in their meal at Chili’s

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

Brooke Sjoberg

domino's pizza back line (l&r) two workers (c) all with caption "closed dominos mid dinner rush and quit our jobs last saturday"

quit dominos

‘We were never going to catch up’: Domino’s managers quit ‘mid-dinner rush’ in viral TikTok

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

McDonald's logo on red background (l) McDonald's sandwich container filled with only lettuce (r)

mclettuce

Unclick

‘Them McDonald’s employees is on one’: TikToker orders 3 McChickens—then receives 3 boxes of shredded lettuce

young woman with caption "crying on the inside and outside" over donut background

dunkin donuts first week alone

‘Can someone please f*cking help me? Like, I’m crying right now’: Dunkin’ worker says she’s all alone a week into job, sparking debate

Burger King drive thru worker handing customer cup (l) Burger King building with sign (c) Worker smiling hand on hip (r)

pay promise

‘This is low to play with someone like this’: TikToker hits on Burger King worker, makes promise of high-paying job in video, sparking debate

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

woman in Sonic visor giving thumbs up with caption "Watch me run a store by myself" (l) same woman dispensing drinks with caption "We got busy!! hurry hurry" (c) same woman breaking down boxes with caption "tbh it's quit exhausting when you work 40+ hours a week with no help, go to school, & have to do it all again 12 hours later" (r)

running a sonic by myself

‘Fast food workers don’t get paid enough’: Sonic manager runs store alone, says she makes same rate as employees in viral TikTok

starbucks worker ranting (l) (r) starbucks logo (m)

starbucks barista rant

‘I’m sick and tired of ppl talking trash about us’: Former barista explains why people think Starbucks in Target stores are ‘the worst’

taco bell drink, cinnamon twists, and tacos (l) Woman eating burrito caption "Why do I even try to cook? This Taco Bell burrito was $1.11 and tastes so much better than anything I could cook. If I ate one for every meal during the week I only spend $23.31 which is a lot lower than my current grocery bill. Might be a good investment" (r)

taco bell investment

‘Gotta factor in the medical bills’: Woman says it’s cheaper to eat Taco Bell daily than buy groceries in viral TikTok, sparking debate

dunkin donuts worker pouring medium into large cup and adding ice with caption "when she wanted a large and not a medium"

wanted a large not a medium dunkins

Dunkin’ worker reveals what they do when customer changes mind on drink size

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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being racist over veggies

‘You’re going to come in here being racist, too? Over some vegetables?’: Jersey Mike’s worker says customer berated her over sandwich toppings

KFC shutterstock image (l) KFC menu pricing (r)

kfc pricey

‘This sh*t done got higher than a m*therf*cker’: TikToker’s video on KFC prices goes viral

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

wendys drivethru (l) wendys logo (m) car on fire (r)

Fast Food