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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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‘This is so manipulative give me more secrets’: TikToker says this is ‘how to get promoted’ as a woman

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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‘It’d be a shame if a pro-union individual would get that position’: Starbucks gets roasted for hiring ‘crisis’ manager amid union efforts

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.

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‘This is so wrong in sooo many ways’: Worker says job didn’t make accommodations for her pregnancy—and she lost her baby

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‘I just like to keep my personal life separate’: TikToker says job interviewers asked why they couldn’t find her social media accounts

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‘Walked out of the most toxic job’: Workers say they left juice bar job after owners left them with messy store in viral TikTok

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.

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‘This is the stupidest cheesiest question I’ve ever read’: TikToker accidentally submits recording of herself practicing for job interview in viral video

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‘Don’t provide free labor during an interview process!’: TikToker roasts company for demanding free labor during job application, sparking debate

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‘I hope you get the job’: TikToker gives glowing recommendation for stranger who put his number down as a job reference

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

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Man who works from home keeps naming his dog ’employee of the quarter’

Gabe Bergado is a Daily Dot alumnus who covered dank memes, teens, and the weirdest corners of the Internet. One time, Ted Cruz supporters turned him into a meme—or at least tried to. In 2017, he started reporting for Teen Vogue&#8217;s entertainment section.

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Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

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