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Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

worker being targeted by ‘First Amendment auditors’

‘One of them was wearing a fake beard’: Viewers think a worker was targeted by ‘First Amendment auditors’ after a ‘bizarre’ experience

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Salon worker calls out customers who show up 40 minutes before open

‘What’s even worse is they line up’: Salon worker calls out customers who show up 40 minutes before open

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

Natasha Dubash

Woman says Hooters customer used her car’s VIN number to find her address, call her landlord

‘I would like to take you out to Chili’s’: Woman says Hooters customer used her car’s VIN number to find her address, call her landlord

Woman talking(L+r), Plumber fixing pipes(c)

‘Don’t operate like this’: Woman calls out plumbing business that refused to give her a quote on the phone—then demanded $200 fee when she refused service

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

‘Would have kept your head gasket from blowing up’: Mechanic reveals why Kia and Hyundai engines are failing so early

Man staring(l), Dollar General(c), Second man talking(r)

‘And my sister works for corporate’: Shopper catches Dollar General worker closing store early so they can go home. She drove 25 minutes to get there

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

Melody Heald

Woman goes ‘secret shopping’ at Costco, is asked to spy on sample givers

‘I don’t want anyone to get in trouble’: Secret shopper heads to Costco. She gets asked to spy on the sample givers

Barista shares why customers should ‘never come’ to his coffee shop

‘The only thing that gets washed daily…’: Barista shares why customers should ‘never come’ to his coffee shop. It backfires

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

McDonald’s workers slam customers who order the cookie tote

‘I tried to order a cookie tote once and he literally said ‘no’’: McDonald’s workers slam customers who order the cookie tote

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Empty cup(l), Dunkin Donut's sign(c), Full cup(r)

‘This is why I hate getting drinks from Dunkin’: Worker tries to expose customer’s ‘crazy’ coffee order. It backfires

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

Man talking(l+r), Victoria's Secret sign(c)

‘So don’t buy lotion from Victoria’s Secret, got it’: Victoria’s Secret worker shares lotion tip for other employees. It backfires

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

teacher with students braiding his hair (l) teacher with students painting his nails (c) teacher with students braiding his hair (r)

‘I wouldn’t do this if I were you’: Teacher out after letting his students braid his hair and paint his nails

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

two young women squatting with their heads in their hands, caption "how we feel about the triple dipper trend" (l) Chili's restaurant sign (r)

‘There should not be a line out the door at Chili’s’: Chili’s workers speak out about the ‘triple dipper’ trend

man speaking (l) Subaru (c) man speaking (r)

‘My mid-’90s Subaru Impreza’: Mechanics reveal 6 cars they would own again

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

Nina Hernandez

Worker returns to the office. Then they see the ‘recharge room’

Labor