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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).

‘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

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘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

hand holding empty cup (l) food delivery on porch (c & r) all with caption "Mcalisters gonna learn it's not our job to fill their drinks $2.25 life"

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

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Mysterious-looking Dorito with caption "now what is that"

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‘I’m never eating anything ever again’: TikToker finds misshapen mass in Doritos bag

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

‘File a lawsoup’: TikToker finds sachet in her Campbell’s soup can (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."

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

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

walmart steaks in an anti-theft cage (l) walmart logo on cart (r)

‘Holy sh*t. It’s come to this’: Viral TikTok shows steak locked up to prevent theft at Walmart

mcdonalds workers dealing with a very rude man (l) (r) mcdonalds logo (m)

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

woman reacting in disbelief at a starbucks order (l) (r) starbucks logo (m)

‘So just milk?’: Starbucks worker puts customer on blast for attempting to order caramel macchiato without espresso shots

woman eating a macaron (l) woman smiling at her phone after taking bite (r)

‘Always tell us, we are vegan for a reason’: TikToker lets vegan friend eat non-vegan macaron because she looks ‘happy,’ sparking debate

olive garden back line with caption "endless soup and salad at olive garden"

‘Olive Garden is just a drive-thru Italian spot’: TikToker shows soup and salad station at Olive Garden in viral video, sparking debate

young woman in subway shirt with caption "what happens when a customer does not pay attention while ordering" (l & c) young woman in different shirt (r)

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

young woman in store room (l & r) starbucks cup (c)

Starbucks worker shares interaction with customer who didn’t understand the concept of ‘white mocha,’ sparking debate (updated)

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

‘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

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.

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