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

Laiken Neumann

moving into my cubicle

‘They do not pay me enough to do both. So as a matter of protest, I am just going to live at my job’: TikToker says he moved into his cubicle

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

leaving job of 8 years

‘Never quit a job until you have signed a paper contract’: TikToker says job retracted offer after he quit job of 8 years to work there, sparking debate

Female worker sour expression (l) caption "dealing with customers trying to cash out 30 mins. after close" (c) Female worker annoyed expression (r)

cashout chaos

‘Oh, you’re gonna put the guilt trip on me?’: Worker calls out customer for staying 15 minutes after close in viral TikTok

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

woman at register with caption "2nd grade teacher by day barista by night" (l) starbucks logo cup (c) hand with blue cake pops with caption "i save the cake pops to use as class rewards" (r)

starbucks employee perks

‘Teachers shouldn’t have to work a second job’: Viral TikTok shows second-grade teacher working nights at Starbucks, sparking debate

woman walking into fast food restaurant with caption "had to pull up on my older daughter job. my baby said her manager keep harassing her" (l) wendy's sign (c) inside wendy's

mama dont play

‘I don’t play wit no one when it comes to my kids’: Mom confronts Wendy’s manager for allegedly ‘harassing’ teen daughter

young woman blinking eyes, looking upset with caption "me: is in a wheelchair.. customer: sitting on the job, are we?"

publix tiktok

‘Boomers get so mad when workers aren’t actively suffering’: Worker in wheelchair says customers joke about her ‘sitting on the job,’ sparking debate

woman in starbucks apron with sharpie and cup, caption "when a customer orders their drink by saying the size first"

starbucks order size first

Unclick

‘From now on I will say size first’: Starbucks barista shares ‘right way’ for customers to order

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

Brooke Sjoberg

panera sink water tea

‘Y’all paying $5 for sink water’: Panera worker reveals how tea is allegedly prepared

woman in sweater drinking coffee with caption "the chill manager who definitely isn't tracking your time" (l & r) another woman holding a mouse jiggler

mouse jiggler tiktok

‘This is so dystopian y’all’: TikToker urges people working from home get a ‘mouse jiggler’ to make it seem like they are working, sparking debate (updated)

tired chik-fil-a worker (l) chik-fil-a logo (m) screenshot of phone review ®

chikfila find yourself on job review

‘They could of at least edited my booty to look bigger’: Chick-fil-A worker mocks customer’s bad review after ending up in it

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

manager tries to put subway worker on blast

‘Seems like he’s working and you’re on TikTok’: Manager tries to put Subway worker on blast for allegedly not working—it backfires

starbucks worker holding cup with "grande cinnamon dolce latte, no cinnamon dolce syrup, almond milk, add whipped cream, extra cinnamon dolce topping, two pumps vanilla, two pumps peppermint, light foam, in a venti cup, vanilla sweet cream cold foam" over coffee bean background

starbucks poetry

‘Imagine ordering ur drink and the barista takes it to the back to do this’: Starbucks worker turns customer’s long order into poem (updated)

young woman in mask giving thumbs up with caption "POV: you're ordering and think you're only talking to me" (l) starbucks drive thru sign (c) same young woman pointing with four people standing behind her and same caption (r)

starbucks drivethru tiktok

Starbucks worker shares how drive-thru customers are heard by whole team of workers in viral TikTok

woman looking sassily into camera (l) closeup of boss in distance (m) woman giving a cheeky thumbs-up (r)

boss shittalked tiktoker while she was there

‘My boss didn’t know I was right here’: TikToker films manager complaining about her—literally behind her back

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

ex-waitress-commentary

TikToker shares what it’s like ‘going out to eat as an ex-restaurant worker’

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