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Tricia Crimmins is a former 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

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

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

Dunkin worker with caption "when you put in ur two weeks in and your last day is the 20th but the manager schedules you past the 20th, even on Christmas Eve from 2-10" (l) Dunkin' Donuts sign on building (c) Dunkin worker with caption "when you put in ur two weeks in and your last day is the 20th but the manager schedules you past the 20th, even on Christmas Eve from 2-10" (r)

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‘Told my manager I will not be showing up’: Dunkin’ worker says she was scheduled to work shifts after quitting

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

Braden Bjella

woman speaking in kitchen caption "We had a team check in every day at 2 am" (l) woman speaking in kitchen caption "So it just got like so weird" (c) woman speaking in kitchen caption "because we all had to tell each other when we were showering" (r)

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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

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

Melody Heald

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‘Don’t be surprised if you show up to the meeting, HR is present, and they terminate you’: TikToker shares sign you are about to be terminated ‘out of the blue’

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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fired for quitting

‘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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Unclick

‘One bite and my body would shut down’: Workplace vending machine draws criticism for containing twin chili dog pack

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‘Not suspicious at all’: Worker shares hack to never going idle on Microsoft Teams

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 don’t have enough staff to do front counter’: McDonald’s manager sends employee home after she sent customers to order at kiosk

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‘Our job is to make new hires feel welcome’: Manager criticizes female worker who corrected new hire’s ’inappropriate’ comment

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‘Mans was more worried about the fryer’: Worker pranks boss into thinking fryer exploded and they suffered 3rd-degree burns

woman sipping coffee caption "WHY is no one talking about the fact that an 8 hour workday in the office does NOT equal an 8 hour workday at home?? Like we're taking away office conversations, long lunches, constantly being pulled away, less sleep, being drained from the commute, etc. I can get an 8 hour office day done in 4 focused hours at home. So why are we still working 8?!?" (l) woman working from home on laptop (c) woman sipping coffee caption "WHY is no one talking about the fact that an 8 hour workday in the office does NOT equal an 8 hour workday at home?? Like we're taking away office conversations, long lunches, constantly being pulled away, less sleep, being drained from the commute, etc. I can get an 8 hour office day done in 4 focused hours at home. So why are we still working 8?!?" (r)

In The Workplace