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

Laiken Neumann

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‘When your DoorDash driver steals from you’: TikToker says she caught DoorDash driver taking necklace from her store (updated)

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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‘You’ve created an environment where there’s no incentive for me to work hard’: TikToker tells boss he’s putting in ‘below-average’ effort to match his pay, sparking debate (updated)

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

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘It’s secretly a bank’: TikToker’s theory on the Starbucks app goes viral

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‘Damn, looks like a sweatshop’: TikToker shows working conditions at Chili’s in viral TikTok

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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TikToker says he played the Sims on now-ex-boyfriend’s computer—and found Black Sims chained up

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‘When people order water with their fountain drinks’: Workers share biggest ‘pet peeves as a server’ in viral TikTok

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

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Restaurant worker shares what ‘annoying’ thing customers do in viral TikTok

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

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‘Olive Garden is just a drive-thru Italian spot’: TikToker shows soup and salad station at Olive Garden in viral video, sparking debate

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‘No training and I don’t know what am doing help’: TikToker claims they applied to be Macy’s cashier and was made a Starbucks barista instead

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Starbucks worker shares interaction with customer who didn’t understand the concept of ‘white mocha,’ sparking debate (updated)

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‘Rent is paid and it’s illegal to move me out’: Woman says landlord is trying to kick her out of apartment she’s lived in for 4 years (updated)

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‘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

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

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‘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

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‘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

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