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

Laiken Neumann

man in airplane seat looking at women on phone (l) woman's head leaning on seat (r) both with caption "can't trust no guy swear this man was watching girls literally nude while his girl is sleep"

airplane boyfriend tiktok

‘Look if you don’t respect your girlfriend just say that’: Man caught looking at other girls on phone while girlfriend is asleep on plane, sparking debate

woman sleeping on amazon packages in front of conveyor belt with caption "work at Amazon they said"

work at amazon they said

‘Poor thing was probably fired after she woke up’: Amazon worker filmed sleeping on pile of packages

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

Brooke Sjoberg

workers scans food for people with grocery cart at automotive counter in walmart with caption "these ppl came to the automotive section to check out their groceries... man said you have to bag your own"

walmart grocery checkout

‘Customers always think they’re so smart by checking out in all the departments’: Walmart customers put on blast for checking groceries out in automotive department, sparking debate

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

dog birthday water stations with caption "my dogs got invited to another dogs birthday party and there was water tasting stations there because millineals are extra as f*%k"

dog birthday water stations

‘We can’t buy houses. Might as well’: Dog birthday party features water-tasting station so dogs can taste Evian in viral TikTok, sparking debate about millennials

market workers with caption "hey do you guys see that guy's shirt?" (l) same workers with caption "I can't believe he speaks Mandarin!" (c) man walking out of market stall with caption "of course, such good taste!" (r)

gweilo

‘What’s wrong with my clothing?’: Locals talk about ‘foreigner’s’ clothing in China—but he speaks fluent Mandarin

Young woman holding cup and cemetary background with caption "thing i will never do because i'm a mortician" (l) woman with cup and motorcycle wreck background with caption "ride any type of motorcycle or crotch rocket" (c) woman with cup and motor home wreck background with caption "motor homes... literally big tin cans on wheels"

mortician hobbies

Unclick

Mortician shares things she would never do in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

starbucks is not a chilis

‘This is not a Chili’s’: Starbucks barista puts customers who ask for drinks warmed up on blast in viral TikTok

young woman in car eating snack with caption "minding my business eating snacks" (l) man near car with caption "this guy came out of nowhere this is where the viewer said something might have been put in the car" (c) police surrounding car with caption "start of lights in my face" (r)

eating snacks busting cops

‘Minding her business, about to take down a whole police force’: People think TikToker accidentally captured cops ‘planting evidence’ in car in viral video

black business woman suspiciously holding her chin

recruiter blasted online for offering candidate less

‘That’s what she asked for’: Recruiter blasted online for offering candidate $85,000—despite having a hiring budget of $130,000

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

car entering car wash (l) employee pointing at screen (r) both with caption "when the couple in the carwash hop in the back seat"

car wash sex

‘There’s cameras?’: Workers reveal they can allegedly see customers having sex while going through car wash

young man in orange work vest holding up phone with caption "third day here and I already see I don't have to interact with people" (l) warehouse with caption "big and clean warehouse" (c) same young man with caption "I think it's overall a good job let's see if it lasts" (r)

amazon job review

‘Bro a paid actor’: TikToker’s video about working at Amazon is so positive that people think he must be a plant

man looking shocked (l) woman looking confused (m) man looking like he just had an idea (r)

tiktokers reveal how the dominos pizza tracker works

TikToker explains how the Domino’s Pizza tracker works in viral video (updated)

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

mcdonalds menu (l) photo of empty wallet (m) zoom in on mcdonald's menu (r)

an hour at minimum wage can’t buy a combo

‘Working an hour minimum wage can’t even buy you a combo’: TikToker shows how workers can’t afford a McDonald’s combo on an hour of minimum wage in viral TikTok

customer confronting emlpoyee (l) customer and employee walking out of the building (m) employee about to punch customer (r)

man squares up and gets punched in face 2

‘My guy didn’t keep the same energy afterwards’: Man squares up to worker—gets decked in face

walmart employee with caption "when a customer with a full cart of groceries tries to check out at electronics" (l) same employee pointing with caption "gonna have to go the front" (r)

walmart electronics groceries

‘They be acting like it’s completely normal too’: Walmart worker puts customers who try to check out their groceries at electronics section on blast, sparking debate

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