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

Braden Bjella

Dollar tree aisle with boxes everywhere and things falling off of shelves (l) dollar tree cashier holding bubble wants talking behind register (c) dollar tree aisle with man shopping in freezer section with boxes surrounding him and other aisles (r)

‘These people don’t even work here, and they’re helping her’: Dollar Tree manager filmed alone in store so messy and overrun that customers have to help

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Doordash notification with doordash logo above caption "Are you sure you want to decline this order? After declining 6% Keep your acceptance rate above 70% to maintain Top Dasher status" (l) Woman in car mouth open caption "oh no..." (r)

‘Just raise the base!’: A Doordasher took to TikTok to show how they penalize drivers for not taking orders rather than raising their pay

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Lyft driver in car caption "Karen put in the wrong address, I fixed it and she's still screaming at me telling me to go to ANOTHER street" (l) Lyft driver opening car door for rider to exit(c) Woman on phone in back seat caption "Refuses to leave and threatens to call the cops so I called them after (r)

‘She’s trespassing’: Karen gives Lyft driver the wrong address multiple times, refuses to leave the car

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

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‘A job is literally a business transaction. That’s it’: Employment attorney says your boss is not your friend in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Unclick

Former TikTok employees speak out against the global social media company’s stressful work culture (updated)

‘If you’re feeling burnt out, it’s because you’re not praying enough’: Ex-members call out Christian church for labor practices in viral TikTok (updated)

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.

Jacob Seitz

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Amazon workers allegedly forced to stand at over-staffed facility, video shows

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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‘He cussed me out and tried to belittle me’: CEO berates, fires unpaid intern during Zoom call in viral TikTok

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘If she’s got to follow the thing what is the dang point’: Video of worker helping robot worker in diner sparks debate

young woman with caption "I do not recommend working at Pinterest" (l) pinterest logo (c) same woman with caption "what is mobbing" and "what is workplace mobbing" with definition (r)

‘It’s just adult bullying, plain and simple’: Pinterest worker says she was ‘mobbed’ at her job in viral TikTok (updated)

Starbucks sign on building (l) Starbucks worker behind counter asking customers for 7 minute break for union (r)

Baristas filmed taking 7-minute break in solidarity with Starbucks workers who were fired for trying to unionize

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Woman greebscreen tiktok caption "You need to knock it off before I have you terminated. It's very unprofessional and immature. Thank you." (l) Chili's restaurant (c) Woman greenscreen video caption "I think she stated all her info and useded the photo from her linkedin to intimidate me and prove that what she was saying was true" "actually i think she might get fired because she is talking on behalf of the company" (r)

Person pretending to be a Chili’s manager gets exposed after threatening to get TikToker fired for ‘bad-mouthing’ restaurant

young man with caption "The barista looking into my soul as I look at 3 inflated tip options on their filthy iPad and choose no tip" (l&r) empty tip jar (c)

‘Would you like to tip 25%, 35%, or 50%?’: TikToker puts ‘inflated tip options’ on iPads blast in viral video, sparking debate

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Hooters employees dancing in tiktok (l) Hooters sign and building (c) Hooters worker caption "They all got fired" (r)

Labor