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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.

Alexandra Samuels

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‘I’m still boiling mad’: Woman says never go to a Starbucks attached to a grocery store after incident

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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‘Big, fast and fun! 10/10’: Mechanics settle the Toyota Highlander vs. Honda Pilot debate

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: The Chipotle deserter

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

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‘Chipotle will give reasonable portions to criminals’: Chipotle worker makes ‘trick’ meal for customers who steal to-go orders. It backfires

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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‘Coming out chewing the food’: DoorDash driver confronts customer who lied about not receiving her order

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‘I did this…I am now an RN’: Woman says you can become a certified nursing assistant without taking any classes

‘They fired HR so it’s a free for all’: Rue 21 worker loses her job when all stores shut down. But there’s a pro

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

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‘Only to find literally everything on the shelf’: Walmart worker catches online order pickers lying about out-of-stock items

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

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‘Whoever wrote this agenda has fully lost their mind’: Worker passes away. Co-worker can’t believe how workplace responds

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‘I got fired for selling someone the pasta’: Woman cries after getting fired over pasta dish

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

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‘This is called not wasting’: Grocery store worker says he has to do ‘reworking’ of moldy strawberries

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‘Here’s a company you shouldn’t work for’: Job candidate talks about ‘toxic hiring process’ he went through—then outs company

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‘It was absolutely insulting’: Job hunter shows up to interview at a Verizon franchise. It backfires

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