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Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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‘No one with 5 years professional experience is going to want to work at your job’: She can’t get a job because ‘5 years experience’

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

Creator plays McDonald's fryer noise on keyboard and fast food workers spiral

‘I’m having war flashbacks’: This music is what McDonald’s really sounds like. And fast food workers are spiraling

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Walmart employees confront customer with service dog

‘Get off the floor’: Walmart customer with POTS says employees denied her access to service dog

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Customer blasts Papa John's for 'gaslighting' her about her boneless wings order

‘These are the wings I ordered’: Customer blasts Papa John’s for ‘gaslighting’ her about her boneless wings order

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Expert says return-to-office is costing the average worker $561 a month

‘Just let the cubicles go please’: Expert says return-to-office is costing the average worker $561 a month

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

Company asks worker to relocate after offering her a new job. They fire her 3 months later over Zoom call

‘He’s reading a script???’: Company asks worker to relocate after offering her a new job. They fire her 3 months later over Zoom call

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Retail worker hides behind register after 3 men wouldn’t leave store while she was working alone

‘They proceeded to stare at me’: Retail worker hides behind register after 3 men wouldn’t leave store while she was working alone

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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Job hunter says job requiring no education made her go through 3 rounds of interviews

‘There were over 450 applicants’: Job hunter says job requiring no education made her go through 3 rounds of interviews

Customer says Wendy's corporate office sent her a $25 gift card. Then she tried to redeem it at the drive-thru

‘I feel like I got played’: Teacher says Wendy’s corporate sent her a gift card. Then she tried to redeem it at the drive-thru

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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Do people want a restaurant with no tipping?

‘People don’t like the tipping culture’: Viewers divided after bar owner blasts ‘tipflation,’ might make his restaurant no tipping

Worker works at mall with luxury stores like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Tesla but can’t afford food for the last 2 weeks

‘2024 dystopian society’: Worker works at mall with luxury stores like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Tesla but can’t afford food for the last 2 weeks

Kohl’s worker shares why she doesn’t ask people to sign up for credit cards

‘They cut peoples hours who don’t get credit cards’: Kohl’s worker shares why she doesn’t ask people to sign up for credit cards

Company tells worker to ‘take all the time’ she needs to grieve her brother. She had to go back to work in 3 days

‘Working in corporate America’: Company tells worker to ‘take all the time’ she needs to grieve her brother. She had to go back to work in 3 days

Sephora worker of 10 years shares secrets she ‘was told to never share’ after getting fired

‘You’re entitled to a refund’: Sephora worker of 10 years shares secrets she ‘was told to never share’ after getting fired

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