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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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‘Just let me get my work done and leave WTH’: Worker says she was given ultimatum to socialize with co-workers or get fired, sparking debate

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘It’s f*cking laughable’: Worker says her job would rather replace her with 6 people than give her a raise, sparking debate

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘We all know what happens in this week between Christmas and New Year’s’: Man warns workers to not take PTO around holidays, sparking debate￼

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

Melody Heald

‘Like why do managers hate employees being friends’: ‘Toxic’ manager says he doesn’t schedule employees who are friends on the same shift, sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I don’t tolerate minimum wage behavior’: Domino’s manager posts job interview with candidate who had 2 ‘strikes’ on TikTok, sparking debate

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.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘And then that employee never gets a proper raise’: Manager praises new hire ‘Ashley’ for work ethic, sparking debate

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‘I was an employee, and I did what I had to do for a cheque’: Woman says she quit her work-from-home customer service job after just one week, sparking debate

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

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‘These people are not your friends’: Employee says you can’t trust co-workers, sparking debate

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

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‘I was terrified a client would email me’: TikToker discusses skipping lunch during work-from-home job, sparking debate

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‘This is why I hate coming into the office’: Worker complains about hybrid schedule, says she’s done with all her work before noon, sparking debate

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‘By the time I left, I was broken’: Workers speak out against company after remote worker’s video on being monitored through webcam goes viral

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

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‘I hover over that submit button for five minutes’: Remote worker shows how he has to wait until exactly 5pm to clock out of work

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

Tricia Crimmins

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‘They just hit the kill button on my computer’: Remote worker gets fired-from-home

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‘They losing the basic manners during COVID apparently’: Remote worker describes first in-person meeting with co-workers

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

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In The Workplace

‘Just let me get my work done and leave WTH’: Worker says she was given ultimatum to socialize with co-workers or get fired, sparking debate

‘It’s f*cking laughable’: Worker says her job would rather replace her with 6 people than give her a raise, sparking debate

‘We all know what happens in this week between Christmas and New Year’s’: Man warns workers to not take PTO around holidays, sparking debate

‘Like why do managers hate employees being friends’: ‘Toxic’ manager says he doesn’t schedule employees who are friends on the same shift, sparking debate

‘I don’t tolerate minimum wage behavior’: Domino’s manager posts job interview with candidate who had 2 ‘strikes’ on TikTok, sparking debate

‘And then that employee never gets a proper raise’: Manager praises new hire ‘Ashley’ for work ethic, sparking debate

‘I was an employee, and I did what I had to do for a cheque’: Woman says she quit her work-from-home customer service job after just one week, sparking debate

‘These people are not your friends’: Employee says you can’t trust co-workers, sparking debate

‘I was terrified a client would email me’: TikToker discusses skipping lunch during work-from-home job, sparking debate

‘This is why I hate coming into the office’: Worker complains about hybrid schedule, says she’s done with all her work before noon, sparking debate

‘By the time I left, I was broken’: Workers speak out against company after remote worker’s video on being monitored through webcam goes viral

‘I hover over that submit button for five minutes’: Remote worker shows how he has to wait until exactly 5pm to clock out of work

‘They just hit the kill button on my computer’: Remote worker gets fired-from-home

‘They losing the basic manners during COVID apparently’: Remote worker describes first in-person meeting with co-workers

‘Men don’t see a person first when they see a woman’: Male co-worker tells TikToker her hair looks better down

In The Workplace

‘Just let me get my work done and leave WTH’: Worker says she was given ultimatum to socialize with co-workers or get fired, sparking debate

‘It’s f*cking laughable’: Worker says her job would rather replace her with 6 people than give her a raise, sparking debate

‘We all know what happens in this week between Christmas and New Year’s’: Man warns workers to not take PTO around holidays, sparking debate￼

‘Like why do managers hate employees being friends’: ‘Toxic’ manager says he doesn’t schedule employees who are friends on the same shift, sparking debate

‘I don’t tolerate minimum wage behavior’: Domino’s manager posts job interview with candidate who had 2 ‘strikes’ on TikTok, sparking debate

‘And then that employee never gets a proper raise’: Manager praises new hire ‘Ashley’ for work ethic, sparking debate

‘I was an employee, and I did what I had to do for a cheque’: Woman says she quit her work-from-home customer service job after just one week, sparking debate

‘These people are not your friends’: Employee says you can’t trust co-workers, sparking debate

‘I was terrified a client would email me’: TikToker discusses skipping lunch during work-from-home job, sparking debate

‘This is why I hate coming into the office’: Worker complains about hybrid schedule, says she’s done with all her work before noon, sparking debate

‘By the time I left, I was broken’: Workers speak out against company after remote worker’s video on being monitored through webcam goes viral

‘I hover over that submit button for five minutes’: Remote worker shows how he has to wait until exactly 5pm to clock out of work

‘They just hit the kill button on my computer’: Remote worker gets fired-from-home

‘They losing the basic manners during COVID apparently’: Remote worker describes first in-person meeting with co-workers

‘Men don’t see a person first when they see a woman’: Male co-worker tells TikToker her hair looks better down

‘We all know what happens in this week between Christmas and New Year’s’: Man warns workers to not take PTO around holidays, sparking debate