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Jackie Ibarra is a former intern for the Daily Dot. The San Antonio native was previously a podcast host for the Drag. She has previously reported for Latinitas magazine and the Daily Texan.

Jackie Ibarra

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you want me to turn down my kpop tiktok

‘YOU WANT ME TO TURN DOWN MY KPOP!!?’: Amazon driver says Karen called the music he was listening to ‘vulgar’

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.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘My man said nobody probably noticed so imma stick with that’: Intern accidentally flashes co-workers during Zoom meeting￼

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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recruiter shows why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate

Unclick

Recruiter shares why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate—and what job interviews are really about

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

Melody Heald

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office worker finds hidden camera in the bathroom

Office worker allegedly finds hidden camera disguised as coat hook in the bathroom

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unemployment lie tiktok

‘So I wouldn’t get unemployment benefits’: TikToker says his job lied, claimed to fire him for being drunk

woman in front of conference call background with caption "If you put a bachelors requirement on a job you eliminate 80% latin@ Americans, 70% black Americans and 70% of people who live in rural America"

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‘As a Latina, I worked really hard to get my degree’: Google exec recommends eliminating bachelor’s degree requirements from job descriptions, sparking debate

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crumbl cookies

‘There’s no communication, the management here sucks’: Former Crumbl Cookies employee says she quit because company doesn’t ‘value employees’

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‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

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‘Corporate greed at its best’: Worker says employer laid off 4 people—then asked her to work overtime

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘Homie’s heart shattered into pieces’: Roommate pranked with elaborate, fake job interview on Zoom

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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manipulative promotion

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

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starbucks brand reputation manager

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

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no pregnancy accommodations

‘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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Jobs

‘YOU WANT ME TO TURN DOWN MY KPOP!!?’: Amazon driver says Karen called the music he was listening to ‘vulgar’

‘My man said nobody probably noticed so imma stick with that’: Intern accidentally flashes co-workers during Zoom meeting

Recruiter shares why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate—and what job interviews are really about

Office worker allegedly finds hidden camera disguised as coat hook in the bathroom

‘So I wouldn’t get unemployment benefits’: TikToker says his job lied, claimed to fire him for being drunk

‘As a Latina, I worked really hard to get my degree’: Google exec recommends eliminating bachelor’s degree requirements from job descriptions, sparking debate

‘There’s no communication, the management here sucks’: Former Crumbl Cookies employee says she quit because company doesn’t ‘value employees’

‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

‘Corporate greed at its best’: Worker says employer laid off 4 people—then asked her to work overtime

‘Homie’s heart shattered into pieces’: Roommate pranked with elaborate, fake job interview on Zoom

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

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

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

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

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

Jobs

‘YOU WANT ME TO TURN DOWN MY KPOP!!?’: Amazon driver says Karen called the music he was listening to ‘vulgar’

‘My man said nobody probably noticed so imma stick with that’: Intern accidentally flashes co-workers during Zoom meeting￼

Recruiter shares why companies don’t usually hire the best candidate—and what job interviews are really about

Office worker allegedly finds hidden camera disguised as coat hook in the bathroom

‘So I wouldn’t get unemployment benefits’: TikToker says his job lied, claimed to fire him for being drunk

‘As a Latina, I worked really hard to get my degree’: Google exec recommends eliminating bachelor’s degree requirements from job descriptions, sparking debate

‘There’s no communication, the management here sucks’: Former Crumbl Cookies employee says she quit because company doesn’t ‘value employees’

‘Pregnant people are always in the way, needy, a burden’: Woman says she hid pregnancy in order to get a job

‘Corporate greed at its best’: Worker says employer laid off 4 people—then asked her to work overtime

‘Homie’s heart shattered into pieces’: Roommate pranked with elaborate, fake job interview on Zoom

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

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

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

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

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

‘My man said nobody probably noticed so imma stick with that’: Intern accidentally flashes co-workers during Zoom meeting