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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

Target worker reveals this popular clothing brand will no longer be sold in stores

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‘Literally the only pajamas I like’: Target worker reveals this popular clothing brand will no longer be sold in stores

Job seeker says 'strange' interview made her turn down job

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‘Do you have to ask for consent now to shake somebody’s hand?’: Job seeker says ‘strange’ interview made her turn down job offer

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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Charlotte Colombo

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“That feels illegal”: Worker says his company forced everyone to work 7 days a week

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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‘I have worked a job where it was BYO K-Cup’: Amazon tells workers to stop eating so much fruit

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I think I had a more professional experience with Starbucks’: Woman walks out on final interview with CEO so clueless he thinks she’s already been hired

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‘He got a slew of unhinged texts’: Worker shares promotion on LinkedIn. It does not go to plan

Company gives workers one hot dog each for Employee Appreciation Day

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‘I could get that for $1.50 at Costco’: Company gives workers 1 hot dog for Employee Appreciation Day. They can’t believe there’s a catch

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

T-Mobile employee criticized for having a Louis Vuitton purse

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‘I’m convinced a T-Mobile employee took her man’: Viewers defend T-Mobile worker after she was criticized for having a Louis Vuitton purse

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘Dude woke up and chose violence’: Man throws women’s scrunchies in his male co-workers’ trucks

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

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‘They took advantage of me in a vulnerable state’: New mom says her workload was reduced, pay was docked, when she came back from maternity leave. It gets worse

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘That’s the same incentive teachers gave us in middle school’: Managers ask workers to guess their new incentive. They can’t believe what it actually is

Co-worker asks why woman is working while 9-months pregnant. Here’s why

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‘My birth plan is to deliver my baby in my office’: Co-worker asks why woman is working while 9-months pregnant. Here’s why

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘Millennials and gen z no longer have incentives to work hard’: Expert shows how performance reviews are rigged against workers

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‘Not even up for a raise rn’: Worker of 2.5 years says new boss has her fill out a form before every meeting

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

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