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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

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Woman leaving McDonald's with caption "McDonald's workers in Detroit walk off because temps in the store are too hot" (l) Two men leaving store with caption "Safe workplaces mean safety from heat stroke and exhaustion." (c) man outside McDonald's with caption "We can't work under horrible conditions and we we won't". (r)

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‘We decided to not come back until the air comes back’: McDonald’s workers walk out because of temperature in restaurant

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, a Dunkin Donuts employee is seen throwing a drink at a customer.

Video: Dunkin’ worker throws drink at customer with autistic daughter

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

‘Thank you for calling IHOP,  how you doing?’ Customer answers phone at IHOP after all the workers quit mid-shift (updated)

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Five Guys worker reveals how the fries are made in viral video

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

young man behind counter with mask and caption "Karen - she's saying we need more employees... and is mad that there is a line she don't want to stand in..." (l) "You need more employees" (c) Karen: "so nobody can help" (r)

‘We have applications’: Exhausted employee offers Karen a job after she complains about line

‘This is really sad’: Viral video of Taco Bell worker dozing off sparks debate

TikToker exposes local cafe for exploiting its workers, alleges it misused PPP loans

Ex-Old Navy worker says she was fired for refusing to push non-native English speaker ​​who ‘didn’t know any better’ into signing up for credit card

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Y’all really thought the people were gonna be on your side?’: TikToker slammed for filming confrontation with Wendy’s worker in drive-thru

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Mother blasts Popeyes manager for disrespecting her daughter in viral TikTok

‘Do not work at Starbucks’: People feel sorry for Starbucks workers slammed with overwhelming number of orders only 10 minutes after opening

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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Exterior of a Dunkin' Donuts (L) and interior of a messy Dunkin' Donuts.

TikToker shamed for ‘snitching’ on Dunkin’ worker in apparent housing crisis

‘Your work ethic is trash’: Ross worker exposes her manager over store’s PA system in viral TikTok

woman holding hair with caption "she literally called him sexist to my face then changed her mind" (l) woman with makeup pen in her mouth with caption "literally took me off the schedule after convincing me to talk about harassment I experienced" (r)

TikToker records phone call with her ‘toxic’ Starbucks manager (updated)

TikToker jokes about sabotaging customer’s DoorDash order after they don’t tip, dividing viewers (updated)

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