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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.

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‘Been managing since 16’: Burger King worker says teens are ‘literally running the store’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘Dress coding for minimum wage!?? no thank youuuu’: Ulta worker says her manager dress-codes her, sparking debate (updated)

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

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‘They act like it’s YOU who changed the prices’: Domino’s worker shares how customers react after chain began charging for parmesan and red pepper flakes

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‘Don’t do this’: P. F. Chang’s worker films customers who stayed an hour after close and ‘stiffed’ server on tip, sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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‘I’m taking this out of your tips’: Boss sends restaurant worker security photos of her eating tiramisu, sparking debate

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‘They want my mouth on it. It’s kind of weird’: Bikini barista says customers asked her to sip out of their drinks for tips

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‘I hate when customers talk to me while I’m on bar’: Starbucks worker puts distracting customers on blast

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‘This is like my two personalities arguing’: Viral TikTok comparing pros and cons of 9 to 5 jobs sparks 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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TikToker says workplace denied her 2 weeks’ notice, sparking debate

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‘If you’re broke just say so’: Burger King worker films woman berating him in drive-thru over 2 for $4 deal

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‘You’re really mad at Panda Express for paying their employees more instead of getting mad at your college?’: Professor points out Panda Express workers make more than him, sparking debate (updated)

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‘You didn’t need to repeat it 4 times at the table like you are gods or something’: TikToker films self giving waiter 200% tip for ‘Valentine’s Day,’ sparking debate

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‘Is this HR pretending to be an hourly team member’: Amazon worker claims employees are allowed to sit down on the job—but viewers are skeptical

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‘Only women wear that mess’: Home Depot worker berated for wearing fake nails to work

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‘No way he got the Call of Duty on the Domino’s TV’: Viral TikTok shows worker playing video game on the menu screen

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