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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

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Starbucks worker roasts customers who order venti drinks with sweet cream instead of milk, sparking debate

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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i dont work at walmart

‘You thought you won with this but nah it’s wack’: TikToker forces Walmart worker to scan her items in self-checkout

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

Laiken Neumann

moving into my cubicle

‘They do not pay me enough to do both. So as a matter of protest, I am just going to live at my job’: TikToker says he moved into his cubicle

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

leaving job of 8 years

‘Never quit a job until you have signed a paper contract’: TikToker says job retracted offer after he quit job of 8 years to work there, sparking debate

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

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somebody save her

‘She is never gonna financially recover from this’: TikToker films woman struggling with gas spewing out of nozzle, sparking debate

woman pointing (l) girl stumbling in front of man (c) man dressed as mannequin walking with head hanging in shame (r) all with caption "mannequin prank gone wrong"

target mannequin prank

‘That will teach her to not sit on things in the store’: Mom gets mad at TikToker after child sits on his lap while he pretends to be mannequin for Target prank

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chikfila find yourself on job review

‘They could of at least edited my booty to look bigger’: Chick-fil-A worker mocks customer’s bad review after ending up in it

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dunkin drivethru karen

‘Dunkin coffee either tastes like crack or river water’: Dunkin’ worker posts video of a ‘Karen’ unhappy with her drinks in the drive-thru, sparking debate

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man slaps VR headset

‘He was wrong, but you also were wrong’: Man slaps TikToker’s VR headset off his face after he was in middle of Target aisle, sparking debate

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‘You thought you were that important that I just wanted to record you?’: Customer puts Hooters waitress on blast after she thought he was recording her, sparking debate

Students lift person at dance (l & r) young woman with caption "Y'all saying the black people were ok with it... how do u know? Like I'm confused how do y'all know they were ok with it??" (c)

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‘This was an incredibly insensitive event’: TikToker accuses white students of mocking song from movie about Harriet Tubman at school dance

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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‘I want you to look me in my eyes while you try to half scoop all my ingredients’: TikToker accuses Chipotle of shorting customers who order online

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

A bag of food on the ground (L) and a DoorDash sign (R).

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‘That’s a good way to not get a tip’: DoorDash driver reveals what they do to orders when customers don’t tip, sparking debate

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‘At least she’s minding her business’: ‘Influencer’ roasted for taking selfie with hot dog at Super Bowl game, sparking debate

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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badge number sergeant tiktok

‘He swagged up to the scene and just started solving problems’: Cops allegedly refuse to give TikToker their badge numbers—so sergeant gives out everyone’s

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