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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "and then next we are doing the roasted red peppers" (l) Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "I cut them in the can" with Domino's logo at bottom (c) Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "this is by far the most time consuming thing to prep at domino's" (r)

‘This is by far the most time-consuming thing to prep’: Domino’s worker rates all the things she has to prep

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Jersey Mike's worker says they have to finish Philly cheesesteak sandwich in 1 minute and 30 seconds

‘Never trust anything that comes out too quick’: Jersey Mike’s worker says they have to finish Philly cheesesteak sandwich in 1 minute and 30 seconds

Brooke Park is a former reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

Five Guys employee reaching out for potatoes with caption "why do you keep the potatoes in the lobby?" (l) Five Guys building with sign (c) Five Guys employee carrying potatoes with caption "it shows our customers we have the freshest products and we cut them daily!" (r)

‘That’ll be $600.16’: Five Guys shares why it keeps the potatoes in the lobby. It backfires

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

Walmart customer holding up Great Value Butter Flavored Syrup with caption "Just checked...My great value syrup may contain anchovies" (l) Walmart building with sign and blue sky (c) Walmart Great Value Butter Flavored Syrup with caption "Just checked...My great value syrup may contain anchovies" (r)

‘Great Value, you’ve got some explaining to do’: Customer shows Walmart syrup may contain anchovies

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

Melody Heald

‘Check your dates people’: Shopper says dates they bought from Costco contained mold

DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is exactly why they shouldn't require you to tip ahead of time" (l) DoorDash delivery at door as worker knocks (c) DoorDash order on counter with caption "DoorDash should be CANCELED" "this is not my blank order" (r)

‘This is exactly why they shouldn’t require you to tip ahead of time’: DoorDash customer advocates for tipping after delivery after receiving wrong order from Firehouse Subs

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

customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (l) customer pointing to what item they would like to purchase with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (c) customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (r)

Workers mock customers who walk up and order right away

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

Braden Bjella

Burger King Whopper patties turning out of cooker falling onto black tray (l) Burger King Whopper (c) Burger King Whopper patties in black tray next to cooker (r)

‘I don’t know why, but I’m so surprised by this’: Burger King employee reveals how Whopper patties are cooked

former Chipotle employee speaking caption "so I would eat capfuls of just chicken and I would eat it all the time" (l) Chipotle employee preparing food (c) former Chipotle employee speaking caption "and until one day I found out Chipotle weighs their food" (r)

‘Chipotle weighs their meat’: Former worker says Chipotle found out he was eating the chicken after weighing it

‘He could have walked across the street and got his own meal’: DoorDash driver films ‘shortest delivery ever’ after customer orders from McDonald’s across street

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

Cecilia Lenzen

McDonald's worker taking spicy McChicken patty out of fryer (l) McDonald's order screen with order "1 Hot&Spicy McC Cook To Order" with caption "When they want there food cooked fresh & we close in 30 minutes" with McDonald's "m" logo at bottom (c) McDonald's employee assembling Spicy McChicken (r)

McDonald’s worker shares what they do when a customer wants ‘fresh’ food, comes in 30 minutes before close

Culver's employee speaking to customer at counter caption "Part 2 on the rudest culvers employee part 2?" "Him: "are you gonna make your order or are you just gonna stand there tryna catch up on nothing?" (l) Culver's employee with hand on hat at counter caption "Part 2 on the rudest culvers employee part 2?" (c) Culver's employee speaking to customer at counter caption "Part 2 on the rudest culvers employee part 2?" "Him: "then get out of line until you figure out what you want" (r)

‘Siding w the cashier on this one’: Culver’s worker asks customer to ‘get out of line’ until he figures out what he wants to order

Canes drive thru menu with caption "how to order ask for the "caniac mac" off the secret menu" (l) Cane's sign on building (c) woman eating mac and cheese in car with caption "success!!" (r)

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‘The restaurant doesn’t even have stoves or pots’: Raising Cane’s customer allegedly orders mac and cheese off ‘secret menu’

Kraft mac n cheese in bowl on table caption "When you order man and cheese and pay $4 for Kraft" (l) Texas Roadhouse sign in front of blue sky (c) Kraft mac n cheese in bowl on table caption "When you order man and cheese and pay $4 for Kraft" (r)

‘That should be illegal….’: Texas Roadhouse customer says they paid $4 for mac and cheese—and it turned out to be Kraft mac and cheese

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

Tricia Crimmins

Waffle House employee speaking with hand pointing to jelly on plate (l) Waffle House building with sign (c) Waffle House employee pointing to sauce packet and cheese on plate (r)

Food