Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

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

person with feet up in cardboard cubicle with caption "When you don't want to vto so you just sit in a chair for 11 hours" (l&r) amazon sign (c)

Unclick

‘Treating y’all like students’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows Amazon workers waiting it out in chairs to avoid using unpaid time off

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

Braden Bjella

paint can and tray on table (l) zinsser mold killing primer (c) man painting wall with roller with caption "please help. my landlord is covering water damage & toxic mold with paint again?! we can't afford a lawyer and we filed many 311 complaints"

‘My landlord thinks paint is the solution to everything’: TikToker claims landlord continues to cover water damage, toxic mold with paint

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

hand pressing washing machine buttons (l) open washing machine filling with water (c) insert card here slot (r)

‘Maybe if rent was affordable people wouldn’t be looking for hacks like this’: TikToker reveals trick to use public washer, dryer ‘for free,’ sparking debate

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

Cecilia Lenzen

dunkin donuts worker pouring medium into large cup and adding ice with caption "when she wanted a large and not a medium"

Dunkin’ worker reveals what they do when customer changes mind on drink size

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

woman with caption "feeding my hours-old baby in the hospital, the nurses had asked me to record the times that he ate so I grab my sleeping boyfriend's phone to check the time" (l) screenshot of phone with newborn baby and text message preview that reads "Marissa - Come cuddle" (r)

‘I hope he pays maximum child support and gets minimal custody’: Woman says she caught boyfriend cheating while she was in the delivery room

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

man at counter with cashier (l&r) CVS store (c)

‘Wait until district headquarters hears about this’: CVS customer berates worker over donation button, refuses to press red button to cancel in viral TikTok

‘You in a Black woman’s business?’: Red Lobster worker says she was fired after shutting down customer

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

Waitress turned around arms out excited while customer arranges tip (l) Waitress turned around hands behind her back money behind her on table (c) Waitress blindly selecting tip reaching hand towards money (r)

‘As a server… this is kinda humiliating’: Customers make server play game for tip money, sparking debate

Wingstop workers making food one flipping camera off caption " Pov: You order at Wingstop when we are almost done closing hand on face emoji flip off emoji" (l) Wingstop shutterstock image (c) Fryer with chicken caption " blank your chicken we burning this blank hands up emoji flip off emoji" (r)

Wingstop worker jokes about what they do to customers’ wings when they order right before close

Dave and Buster's shutterstock image (l) Siracha on strawberry shortcake caption " When Dave and Buster's decides to serve you strawberry shortcake with Siracha instead of strawberry puree because you complained nicely " (r)

‘Because you complained nicely about getting the wrong food’: TikToker says Dave & Buster’s served her cheesecake with sriracha instead of strawberry puree after she complained

hand placing bags into box labeled "gallon" (l) man on couch (c) pouring chili flakes into container (r)

‘Consumerism’: Viral TikTok about home organization sparks debate

Walmart shutterstock image (l) Walmart manager pointing fingers caption " Today at work i was accused of stealing snacks and beverages and then i was fired"

‘Over a drink ?!? Wow. Girl that was a blessing in disguise’: Walmart worker accused of stealing drinks gets fired in viral TikTok

Roomba with computer mouse on string caption " When your boss requires you to be "active" online throughout the day" (l) Roomba with mouse on string(r)

‘When your boss requires you to be active online throughout the day’: Man attaches work mouse to Roomba in viral TikTok

Woman caption " Me matching with an Italian man on Tinder " (l) Tinder shutterstock image (c) TikTok greenscreen google translate search screenshot caption " Translating it to see what he says to me " (r)

‘This is not the first time a man has said this to me. To me, it’s racist’: TikToker says an Italian man told her he would ‘f*ck’ the Black out of her

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

Brooke Sjoberg

woman walking with caption "when my sons hot friends are over" (l) woman waving (c) another woman looking shocked

Scoops