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

Melody Heald

‘PLEASE tip well for never ending pasta’: Olive Garden customers says each plate of pasta cost them $3.50 with never-ending deal

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

Braden Bjella

‘This is impressive’: Customer snags birthday freebies from 29 spots, including Taco Bell, Panera, Jersey Mike’s, Crumbl, Olive Garden, and more

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

Eric Webb

man with "yeah yeah so I was actually in the middle of fucking talking" (l) man behind counter with caption "How servers want to talk to customers" (c) man waving with caption "don't let the door hit you on the way out" (r)

‘I’m not a f*cking octopus I can’t grow 6 arms’: Sandwich shop worker shares what he wishes he could say to rude customers

server greenscreen TikTok over Spotify playlist (l) server with caption "I made a playlist for anyone who works in food service" (c) server greenscreen TikTok over Spotify playlist (r)

‘I made a playlist for anyone who works in food service’: Server makes Spotify mix for customer who sent bacon back 5 times because it wasn’t crispy enough

‘This meal was under $8′: Customer reviews P.F. Chang’s kids’ meal

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

Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "and then next we are doing the roasted red peppers" (l) Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "I cut them in the can" with Domino's logo at bottom (c) Domino's employee prepping roasted red peppers with caption "this is by far the most time consuming thing to prep at domino's" (r)

‘This is by far the most time-consuming thing to prep’: Domino’s worker rates all the things she has to prep

Brooke Park is a former 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

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

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘Our to-go people are going crazy’: Texas Roadhouse workers mock customers who order the ‘viral family pack’

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

Raising Cane's employee dancing with caption "my brain after a customer says "no slaw extra toast" as their drink" (l) Raising Cane's sign outside (c) Raising Cane's employee dancing with caption "my brain after a customer says "no slaw extra toast" as their drink" (r)

‘I deadass ignore them and repeat myself’: Raising Cane’s worker calls out customers who order ‘no slaw, extra toast’

server speaking holding bag with caption "I found this Gucci bag" (l) server speaking with sunglasses on with caption "I'm balling out on a karen's dime" (c) server speaking with caption "I was like oh my God" (r)

‘I’m balling out on a Karen’s dime’: Server says rude customer forgot Gucci bag, Versace sunglasses that he got to keep

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

Waitress says she had to tip out the cooks $25 after only working for two hours

‘I only went home with $15’: Server says she was forced to tip out cooks $25 despite only working for two hours

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

server speaking in car (l) chicken tenders and french fries on plate on table (c) server speaking in car looking left (r)

‘It’s super infuriating how non-inclusive your kids’ menu is’: Server says mom was upset that kids’ menu had no ‘healthy’ options

‘You shouldn’t have to do this’: Woman creates spreadsheet to calculate who owes her after friends didn’t pay their part of the bill

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (l) customer pointing to what item they would like to purchase with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (c) customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (r)

Workers mock customers who walk up and order right away

young adults waiting to be served at Hooter's with caption "when no waitress wants to take us bc we're a bunch of young adults but 3 of us are servers ourselves and tip over $25 EACH every time." (l) Twin Peaks sign on building (c) woman with caption "when no waitress wants to take us bc we're a bunch of young adults but 3 of us are servers ourselves and tip over $25 EACH every time." (r)

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