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

Brooke Sjoberg

Server calls out Brittany Mahomes, says she didn’t tip on $130 check

Brittany Mahomes no tip

‘$0 tip’: Server calls out Brittany Mahomes, says she didn’t tip on $130 check

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

Women try to stick man with $700 bill since he’s the only man at the table at birthday dinner

Man Paying Entire bill

‘I got the birthday girl and my wife’: Women try to stick man with $700 bill since he’s the only man at the table at birthday dinner

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley Author Photograph

Rachel Kiley

Server shares PSA for customers who stack plates, trying to be helpful

Stacking plates

‘Absolutely refuse to leave a restaurant without stacking’: Server shares PSA for customers who stack plates, trying to be helpful

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Restaurant-goer says soy sauce is 'gentrified' in dropper bottle

Gentrified Soy Sauce

‘They gentrified soy sauce’: Restaurant serves soy sauce in dropper bottle

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 speaking in mirror with caption "Why don't restaurants just pay a 20% commission to their waiters?" (l) man speaking in mirror with caption "Raise the prices by 20%" (c) man speaking in mirror with caption "And you get rid of tipping culture" (r)

instead of tipping tiktok

Viewers divided after man says restaurants should end tipping culture by adding 20% commission to pay waiters

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

Melody Heald

olive garden unlimited pasta

‘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

free birthday food

‘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

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how servers want to talk to customers

‘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)

customer spotify playlist tiktok

‘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

PF Changs Kids Meal

‘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)

dominos prep tiktok

‘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

waiting tables

‘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

texas roadhouse side eye

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

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)

raising canes no slaw extra toast tiktok

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

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