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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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Unclick

‘Exactly why I resigned from my job last Friday and start a new one this week… Know your worth ppl’: Career expert says the hard workers are quitting their jobs

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

Rachel Kiley

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fired for tiktok 2

‘Y’ALL THEY FIRED ME’: New worker puts manager on blast for not showing up to train him, gets fired

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

Melody Heald

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raise prank tiktok

‘Donna, that was so mean’: HR sends joke email to employees telling them that they’ll be receiving a raise

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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lowes

‘I’m not doing that’: Lowe’s worker says he’s looking for a new job after being given a list of things to do

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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ups drivers 40 an hour tiktok

‘Nobody knows. That’s the beauty of it’: UPS driver says he makes $40 an hour, sparking debate

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2 full time jobs tiktok

‘I can’t even handle an 8-hour shift’: Worker shares ‘day in the life’ working 2 full-time jobs at Aldi and Walmart

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microsoft-teams-advice

‘This is why they want all of y’all back at work!!’: Worker says remote workers should always say ‘yes’ when asked if Microsoft Teams is down, sparking debate

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bro has the best job tiktok

‘Is working front desk at a hotel really this easy ?’: Hotel employee shares what the overnight shift is like, sparking debate

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4 interviews in 1 day tiktok

‘Getting hired on the spot is a huge red flag’: TikToker schedules 4 interviews in one day, gets every job

Linda Hamilton is a freelance reporter at The Daily Dot. She has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

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wont let you punch out until exactly 5pm tiktok

‘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

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no other workers showed up to open mcdonalds

‘Bad management usually causes that’: McDonald’s manager arrives at 4am for breakfast shift. No other workers showed up

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

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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‘Thanks for patronizing me into a rage’: TikToker shares the ‘worst job rejection’ they’ve ever received, sparking debate

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

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older co worker bossy tiktok

‘Literally every job when someone is older than you’: Target workers say new, older employee immediately bossed them around

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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