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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.

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Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

Pregnant at work

‘I had to go back to work as soon as possible’: Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Worker says manager got drunk and told her he wanted to have kids with her. She demanded a month off of work while getting paid

Paid Vacation

‘Girlboss move’: Worker says drunk manager told her he wanted to have kids with her. She demanded a month of paid leave

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‘I made negative money today’: DoorDash driver says she got a ticket while delivering food (updated)

Brooke Park is a 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

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‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

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‘I only have $20 on CashApp’: Sonic customer tries to pay for order in partial payments

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‘A warning should’ve been enough’: Worker says she was fired from James Avery for ‘letting customers know what happens to their jewelry after they leave’

person on couch with caption "when an older fella came in and asked why I couldn't give him cashback and he said "well what if i went outside and came back with my gun" and i said "then id have to call the police" and he pulled out his badge" (l) policeman with hand taking out gun on hip in front of grey background (r)

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‘You do a lot of laughing stuff off in retail’: Cashier says they were threatened by cop with a gun for cash back

former Google employee speaking with caption "Not only did they violate their contracts" (l) Google building with sign (c) former Google employee speaking with caption "But what they were doing was telling me I'm underperforming" (r)

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EXCLUSIVE: Google software engineer on medical leave laid off after enduring psychological abuse from managers

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

Braden Bjella

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‘Why are we all telling each other when we’re showering’: Corporate worker says she had to tell co-workers when she showered, ended up quitting

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘I don’t think you need to work here after today’: Woman says she got fired after giving her 2-weeks’ notice

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Top 10 customer hacks making workers’ lives miserable

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‘TikTok was a place to vent’: From corporate to customer service, content creators are losing their day jobs

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

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‘I would’ve walked out as well’: Women leave nail salon without paying $250 bill

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‘Not me trying to memorize this’: Waffle House worker exposes the jelly packet ‘hieroglyphics’ used to track your order

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In The Workplace