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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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tip for checked in bag tiktok

‘What do I pay all this money for?’: Woman says she was asked to tip for checking in a bag at airport

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

bags of groceries at front door caption "What to do when the customer is nowhere to be found on an Instacart delivery." (l) hand putting Dr. Pepper back into car with Instacart logo underneath caption "What to do when the customer is nowhere to be found on an Instacart delivery." (c) bags of groceries back in car caption "What to do when the customer is nowhere to be found on an Instacart delivery." (r)

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‘I started my 10-minute timer’: Instacart shopper receives $77 worth of groceries from Kroger after customer doesn’t answer their door

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‘I was not aware that this was not allowed’: CVS worker says she was trained to use her number for customers without rewards program. It got her fired

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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fired for quitting

‘I don’t think you need to work here after today’: Woman says she got fired after giving her 2-weeks’ notice

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

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‘Look at all this sh*t I gotta clean off the f*cking grill’: Five Guys worker urges customers to stop ordering grilled cheese ‘patty melt’ hack

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

Melody Heald

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lyft

‘People need to stop getting mad at non tippers and start getting mad at the apps’: Lyft driver paid $50 for ride that cost $242

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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‘I’m not going to do it at home if I’m not paid’: McDonald’s worker says she was put on drive-thru her first day with no training, asked to watch training videos at home

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘It’s too much’: Chick-fil-A worker hides in bathroom after 2 customers offer to walk her to her car after her shift

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‘Mans was more worried about the fryer’: Worker pranks boss into thinking fryer exploded and they suffered 3rd-degree burns

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‘You make more than me and I work in the ICU … applying to Waffle House rn’: Waffle House worker shares what she makes in a day

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.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘So why are we still working 8?!?’: TikToker says she can do 8-hour workday in ‘4 focused hours’

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‘My boss at my last job was paid $30 an hour more than me’: Worker shares hack to ensure boss acts their wage, does more work than them

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‘I was told by 2 managers that it was OK’: Subway worker gets sent home after showing up as Domino’s worker for Halloween

Burger King employee making sandwich caption "POV: the customer changes the sandwich to plain" (l) Burger King restaurant and parking lot (c) Burger King employee making sandwich caption "POV: the customer changes the sandwich to plain" (r)

customer changes sandwich to plain tiktok

‘Working in food has made me hate picky people’: Burger King worker complains about customer changing sandwich order to plain

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

mcdonalds salt packet

‘I got so tired of customers asking for salt packets at the window’: Worker shares how she dealt with customer who asked for unsalted fries with salt packets, sparking debate