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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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‘You dodged a bullet. That guy has 0 personality’: TikToker says she didn’t get job because of her voicemail greeting, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘They’re more than willing to make their staff work with COVID but draw the line here?’: Chili’s roasted after getting upset over worker using hands to serve fries in viral TikTok

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

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

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‘Goodbye’: Boss calls worker the ‘weakest link’ as she’s removed from the group text after resigning in viral TikTok

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‘Tell me a company secret that you can share because you don’t work there anymore’: Ex-Walmart worker says bakery doesn’t actually bake your sheet cakes in viral TikTok

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Frito-Lay worker shuts down TikToker who claimed they exposed Doritos

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‘For $12 an hour, they got me f*cked up. I’m about to walk off’: TikToker shows the ‘20-feet’ deep hole he’s being made to work in in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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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‘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

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Twin Peaks server says manager called her ‘unprofessional’ for wearing crop top to her job interview

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‘Customers kept on coming thru like tomorrow didn’t exist’: Viral TikTok shows how overwhelmed Dunkin’ workers are with drive-thru orders

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‘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

‘I promise the company will survive’: Five Guys worker complains about teens using water cups for soda in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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‘She told all the black customers IHOP was out of straws’: Black customer says IHOP worker only gave white customers straws in viral TikTok

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

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