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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

Bartender speaking to customer behind bar caption "*Card declines "Did you give me the right card?"" (l) bartender ringing in shots behind bar caption "*he took the shots while I was ringing it in" (c) bartender arm out behind bar speaking to customer caption "*He said he was gonna go grab his friends card real quick. He was also really drunk so I couldn't count on him coming back I knew he would come back if I had his wallet" (r)

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‘Customers have no right to get mad’: Bartender keeps customer’s wallet after his card declined twice

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

woman speaking hands together in front of tan walls (l) woman speaking pointing to caption "As you should!!! FUC thaaaattttt! Did the daughter say anything?" in front of tan walls (c) woman speaking in front of tan walls (r)

asked her to work during lunch tiktok

‘Your lunch will never be worth $500’: Worker quits after boss asked her to work during her lunch break

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

Melody Heald

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raise prank tiktok

‘Donna, that was so mean’: HR sends joke email to employees telling them that they’ll be receiving a raise

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

Cecilia Lenzen

target manager doesn't allow gatorade tiktok

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‘It’s like he’d rather have me pass out’: Target worker says manager reprimanded her for bringing a Gatorade to work

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Bro just DELETED the ENTIRE meal’: Customer claims DoorDash driver ate his Wingstop order, left a note in empty bag

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replace her with 6 people tiktok

‘It’s f*cking laughable’: Worker says her job would rather replace her with 6 people than give her a raise, sparking debate

man in Lowe's with caption "Part 1 of why I'm looking for a new job.." (l) Lowe's storefront (c) note with "Clean outside" hand-written (r)

lowes

‘I’m not doing that’: Lowe’s worker says he’s looking for a new job after being given a list of things to do

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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ups drivers 40 an hour tiktok

‘Nobody knows. That’s the beauty of it’: UPS driver says he makes $40 an hour, sparking debate

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‘Like why do managers hate employees being friends’: ‘Toxic’ manager says he doesn’t schedule employees who are friends on the same shift, sparking debate

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bro has the best job tiktok

‘Is working front desk at a hotel really this easy ?’: Hotel employee shares what the overnight shift is like, sparking debate

Woman speaking hand on chest (l) "Banned Books Week" display in school library caption "Thank you for standing up for what is right! Can we see the display??" (c) woman speaking hand on chest (r)

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‘I am not upset. I’m enraged’: Administration asked school librarian to take down banned books display after one parent complained

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‘All you’re doing is killing your tip’: Server asks diner for ID—she says it’s in the car, sips companion’s margarita anyway

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‘I don’t tolerate minimum wage behavior’: Domino’s manager posts job interview with candidate who had 2 ‘strikes’ on TikTok, sparking debate

Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (l) woman working at Subway creating sandwich (c) Woman standing in Subway caption "I told these Subway people it was my first day and they just let me work... i'm not even on the schedule i'm not evan an EMPLOYEE I DIDNT EVEN DO AN INTERVIEW i just came in and told them I was a new hire and didn't need training and they just let me alone in this restaurant" (r)

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‘I’m not even an EMPLOYEE I DIDN’T DO AN INTERVIEW’: Woman shows up to Subway and claims to be a new hire—they left her to man the store alone without training

Target cashier interacting with customer with caption "I was nervous at first!"

target hookup tiktok

‘Y’all ladies need to start approaching these men!’: Woman hits on Target worker at checkout line and asks for his number, sparking debate (updated)

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