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The Daily Dot

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman says she was fired for being ‘too efficient’

‘There has to be more to it’: Woman says she was fired for being ‘too efficient’

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.

Grace Fowler

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‘I would’ve quit’: Worker who ‘exceeds expectations’ says company gave him a performance improvement warning to avoid giving him a bonus. It gets worse

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.

Stacy Fernandez

‘Do you want the receipt too?’: Pizza Hut worker gets robbed at gunpoint while delivering food

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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‘That’s like a 5-10 minute job’: Worker finds side hustle on app that pays $25 an hour

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

‘Oh this ain’t over Amazon & whoever else want smoke!’: FedEx driver responds to UPS and Amazon amid 3-way beef

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

‘You dodged a bullet’: Woman says Rite Aid asked her to leave interview because she was using an ice pack for tooth pain

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‘Ok why do jobs lie on the job description’: Viewers clap back at recruiter urging job candidates not to lie on their resumes

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘They took advantage of me in a vulnerable state’: New mom says her workload was reduced, pay was docked, when she came back from maternity leave. It gets worse

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

‘That’s the same incentive teachers gave us in middle school’: Managers ask workers to guess their new incentive. They can’t believe what it actually is

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

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‘Sir, are you being helped?’: Jobseeker says his Olive Garden job interview went ‘horribly wrong’

Job seeker can’t believe demands of online job posting

‘Not ideal for someone with outside responsibilities’: Job seeker can’t believe demands of online job posting

Wingstop workers show what's it like to work on Super Bowl Sunday

‘God’s strongest soldiers’: Wingstop workers show what it’s really like to work on Super Bowl Sunday

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

‘When I tell you it is actually insane’: Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

TikToker shares What Sonic pays employees

‘quit before i even started fr’: Worker quits Sonic job after finding out the pay is $5 per hour

TikToker shares what a McDonald’s manager does all day

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