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

Laiken Neumann

people in car eating fast food with caption "When our customer only tipped $4 for a 30 min drive so we ate they order and telling dash support we ain't get it"

‘When our customer only tipped $4’: DoorDash driver says they ate customer’s order after they left small tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate (updated)

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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‘Mr. Karen’ berates Chipotle workers for allegedly prioritizing online orders in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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 worker with order and caption "when customers ask for fresh nuggets" (l) deep fryer with caption "just re drop them" (c) man putting old nuggets in container with caption "good as fresh ones" (r)

McDonald’s worker reveals what he does to customers’ nuggets when they ask for fresh ones 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

Man eating a deli sandwich at Raising Canes

‘Simp or king?’: Viral TikTok shows man eating deli sandwich at Raising Canes because he refused to try it for first time without girlfriend, sparking debate

‘You Panera people really pay almost $6-$9 for this’: Panera worker prepares the soup in viral TikTok, sparking debate

A woman crawling on the floor of a fast food restaurant.

‘When a customer pulls to the window before open’: Viral TikTok shows Dairy Queen worker hiding from drive-thru customers by crawling on floor

jugs of pumpkin syrup with caption "it was a bloody pumpkin bath today @ work" (l) workers dumping syrup containers (c) garbage bags of empty syrup containers (r)

‘Why not just donate it? So wasteful’: Starbucks workers dump containers of pumpkin syrup in viral TikTok, sparking outrage

‘Isn’t it illegal to display recipes like that?’: Starbucks worker shows how vanilla sweet cream is made in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Woman yells at Panda Express workers, throws food in viral TikTok.

‘The fact that she’s in a onesie is perfect since she’s acting like a baby’: Woman yells at Panda Express worker, goes behind counter to throw food

McDonald’s worker shares what they do to customers’ ice cream cones when they are rude in drive-thru

McDonald's worker shakes half-full drinks to make them appear full in viral TikTok.

‘I pay $5-6 for a drink from McDonald’s, it better be full’: McDonald’s worker reveals how they make drinks look full in viral TikTok

Woman holding Chick-fil-A black card in driver's seat with caption "Every time I present my Chick Fil A Black Card" (l) a woman touching her hair in a restaurant with caption "Wait what is this" (c) chick fil a meal on a plate with caption "Wait what is this" (r)

‘What does it feel like being God’s favorite‘: TikToker explains how to get Chick-fil-A black card 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

three photos of a woman scanning packages of beverages at an Amazon shipping warehouse

‘Please stop buying beverages from Amazon’: Warehouse worker urges customers to stop buying groceries from Amazon in viral TikTok

McDonald's worker adds code on customers' orders to gain redeemable points in viral TikTok.

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