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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Starbucks baristas are sharing honest and emotional reactions to their stores closing: “Clocking in for a shift just to find out it’s your last day”

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

2 panel image: a stock photo of a zoom call on the left and the person explaining on the right. Text over: I was let go after 69 days, as well as my coworker who’d been there for 9 months.

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Woman humiliates her boss after being fired on Zoom in viral video: “My biggest frustration was working with you”

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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“The future of retail”: Walmart eliminates 1,500 jobs to replace with AI

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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AI firm fires 1,000 contractors—sparking fears of looming bubble burst

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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‘Let’s talk raises. Let’s talk more bonuses’: Tech company’s all-hands meeting goes great. Then 85% of staffers get laid off

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

Mars Ramos

Worker takes TikTok account with former employer’s name to get revenge after layoffs

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‘Potential customers will only see them as the trash’: Worker takes TikTok account with former employer’s name to get revenge after layoffs

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘This is why I job hop’: Worker reveals the moment he’s laid off after 12 years with Captivate

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘It was impossible to ignore the deluge of thumbs-down emojis’: Man roasts Vice CEO for behavior during mass layoff ‘town hall’ meeting

Worker says companies are ‘systematically’ pushing workers into lower-paying jobs

Layoffs and Less Money

‘I don’t feel safe’: Worker says companies are pushing workers into lower-paying jobs. Here’s why

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‘I would have guessed like 12’: DocuSign layoffs have the internet shook (again) about how many people work at DocuSign

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

Worker says manager gave her a ‘shoutout’ for doing a great job. She was fired on the same day

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‘I really thought the culture at my job was great’: Worker says manager gave her a ‘shoutout’ for doing a great job. She was fired on the same day

Brooke Park is a reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

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‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

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

Braden Bjella

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‘No one comes in anymore’: GameStop manager shares what working at the store is like, says company has started layoffs

woman greenscreen TikTok over email "Hi Kiki, hope all is well. I wanted to check in with you to see if you would be available to do a final run of the customer reports including January. Our customers are asking and it would be great if we can support them. We could manage it as a contractor project where..." (l) email "After durther consideration, I am firm on blank check by mail. If this cannot be met, please let me know: I wish you the best of luck" (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over email (r)

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‘This is exploitation’: Laid-off worker says CEO reached out to ask her to do contract work

Allyson Waller is freelance writer for the Daily Dot. She’s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "so I just recently discovered there's something called warn notices" (l) woman pointing to warn notices on laptop on screen with caption "so here's the New York one that I was looking at" (c) woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "and then they give the sate that is being laid off by" (r)

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‘Why does it feel like you stumbled on one of the secrets of the universe’: TikToker shares how to see if company is planning layoffs via ‘WARN notices’