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

Laiken Neumann

young man working in McDonald's (l & r) finger touching screen that reads "cannot substitute that item with another that costs more!" (c)

‘If you’re broke just say so’: Burger King worker films woman berating him in drive-thru over 2 for $4 deal

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

woman holding cup (l) store owner looking at camera (m) woman looking frazzled (r)

‘It’s literally a cup, calm down’: Starbucks workers refuse to sell woman cups as store closes, sparking debate

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

Tricia Crimmins

burger king receipt (l) (r) burger king logo (m)

‘Always ask for your receipt’: Customer says Burger King worker secretly charged her extra to pocket some money

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

Brooke Sjoberg

servers dance and eat wedding cake with captions "this is what happens to your left over wedding cake" and "but did we get fired?"

Unclick

‘At least it’s not ending up in the garbage’: Catering staff reveals ‘what happens’ to leftover wedding cake in viral TikTok (updated)

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

‘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

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"

‘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)

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"

Food