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Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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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.

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Viewers defend Starbucks barista for working there at 37 years old

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Plato’s Closet worker says she was fired for not bringing a doctor’s note when she had a fever

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Sephora workers receive cookies as a reward for making the company $10 billion in 2023.

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Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

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Flight attendant says you should never apply to be one

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Customer calls out Chick-fil-A for making worker stand outside in 28-degree weather

‘WHY isn’t it a drive-thru?‘: Customer calls out Chick-fil-A for making worker stand outside in 28-degree weather

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Man says to wear old company shirt and act belligerent in bars to get revenge on former workplace

‘Talk to my manager over at Subway’: Man says to wear old company shirt and act belligerent in bars to get revenge on former workplace

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Black woman says she was sent home from work for ‘unnatural hair color.’ Her hair is blonde

‘It’s a Black-owned company’: Black woman says she was sent home from work for ‘unnatural hair color.’ Her hair is blonde

Worker says she was fired after a month for not interacting with customers enough

‘I never want any employee interacting with me’: Worker says she was fired after a month for not interacting with customers enough

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