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The Daily Dot

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

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‘Damn I guess they were right telling us we can’t have piercings at work’: Qdoba customer says she found a nose ring in her burrito

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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‘So they just… stare at you? While you clean?’: Topless maid says she made $3,850 in one day

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

Melody Heald

‘I be doing this if you’re nice’: Panera bread customer keeps getting free cookies

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‘What do you want us to do, move the cars?’: Customer calls Walmart employees to complain about full parking lot

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

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‘I am no longer able to shop and to work’: Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked

Starbucks barista says she dumps out customer's drink orders when they order it wrong on purpose

‘Actually, I wanted it as a venti, but I’ll keep this one’: Starbucks barista says she dumps out customers’ drink orders when they order it wrong on purpose

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘It charged me the exact amount that was in my bank account’: Customer says they were charged $1,200 at Dave & Buster’s

‘What is the point of going’: Worker says she didn’t show up to her new job because there was no Dunkin’ nearby

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

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‘When you get paid as much as you would at McDonald’s, I don’t blame em’: Employee complains about young worker walking off job over hard task to work at McDonald’s instead

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‘I feel bad now’: Amazon worker issues PSA to customers who order ‘every day’

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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‘The pay update is that we’ll no longer be paying you’: Worker says boss put ‘pay update’ meeting on her calendar to fire her

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘I deleted Teams and email from my phone’: Worker jokes about ignoring boss’ phone call because he’s not allowed to work from home

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