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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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‘Make sure you check the dates’: Starbucks worker issues PSA after learning production dates on some syrup bottles are almost a year old

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘I see so many of these at Waffle House I’m convinced anyone and everyone can just walk in and work for free’: Customer helps overwhelmed Waffle House worker 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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‘The donuts are FROZEN?! My life has been a lie’: Dunkin’ worker reveals donuts are frozen in viral TikTok (updated)

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘At least we know the chicken real’: Viral TikTok shows customer finding chicken feathers in Wingstop order

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

A woman talking into camera (L), a text message (C), and an illustrated character in shock (R).

‘I’ve been bamboozled’: DoorDash driver allegedly steals TikToker’s $100 food order (updated)

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‘I tell everyone I serve at Roadhouse this hack’: Worker reveals money-saving menu ‘secret’ at Texas Roadhouse in viral TikTok

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‘I watched him dip the knife in that dirty bucket multiple times and cut people’s sandwiches’: Customer confronts Subway worker for allegedly using dirty water to clean knife, sparking debate

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

Rachel Kiley

Customers cook their own food at Waffle House in viral TikTok after workers reportedly collapsed

‘People care too much about their work as if corporate America cares for them’: Starbucks worker says she shuts down customers who make ‘cheat orders’ to save money in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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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‘If they pay minimum wage, u give minimum effort’: Man blasts Chipotle worker for wearing AirPod at counter, sparking debate in viral TikTok

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‘Run the opposite way from the shredded chicken’: Worker shares what Taco Bell items customers should avoid in viral TikTok

doordash driver with walgreens bag and receipt in lap, holding bag of skittles

‘This is what is causing the f*cking global warming, OK?’: DoorDash driver says customer just ordered one packet of Skittles in viral TikTok, dividing viewers

‘The crazy bread order really pushed him’: TikToker pranks uncle who’s a Little Caesars worker with huge drive-thru order in viral video

‘Chick-fil-A come get me’: Worker shares 3 menu secrets after quitting in viral TikTok

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