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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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‘I don’t know which establishments need to hear this’: Viewers divided after McDonald’s customer blasts drive-thru worker over straw

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

Eric Webb

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‘I would be CRYING if this was my customer’: Woman takes car to Honda dealership for maintenance. Things don’t go well

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

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‘I need whatever she’s on’: Jack In the Box drive-thru customer blasts worker for calling out his Minute Maid order

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‘No this literally happened to me today with 2 pizzas’: Ojos Locos server calls out customers who don’t tip when it’s the kitchen’s fault

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

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‘June has officially quit. She handed this to me’: Walmart worker asks customer to quit for her, hand in her blue vest

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‘I can’t afford to pay to park’: DoorDash driver gets $80 ticket after parking in ‘free’ space to make delivery. She only got a $1 tip

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

‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

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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‘Are you unaware of your cup policy?’: Barista says customer tried to get paid for ordering free water

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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‘Dude woke up and chose violence’: Man throws women’s scrunchies in his male co-workers’ trucks

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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‘You’re saving $45,000 a year’: Worker catches boss listing her job on company website after she got ‘laid-off’

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‘I usually tip a dollar per shot’: Bartender calls out customers who tip per drink

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‘I’d be calling everyone out daily’: Walmart worker catches online order pickers lying about unavailable items

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘I legit cannot believe this happened lmao’: Restaurant diner catches servers adding ‘complementary’ dishes to her check

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

Kahron Spearman

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‘What in the Black Mirror?’: Woman wakes up in the hospital. Her bedside nurse isn’t who she expected

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