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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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snitch stalker

‘I’d complain that they’re constantly stalking me instead of working’: TikToker puts ‘work snitch’ on blast in viral video

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman caption " When their card declines so I remove items off their bill & say try again" (l) Card rejected electronic screen (c) Woman (r)

declined card sh

‘Companies will give karens gift cards and sh*t for being nasty, I did the opposite’: TikToker says she gave father, son discount after overhearing them

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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dunkin creepy cars

Unclick

‘They’re just waiting for us to open the door’: Dunkin’ workers get trapped in store after cars seemingly wait for them at front and back entrances

Man with sunglasses caption " When you find out that Amy's Kitchen is recalling 15,626 cases of Vegan Mac and Cheese after discovering it could have trace amounts of milk that is not listed. And they were exploiting the workers in the facilities. Goodbye" (l) Amy's Kitchen frozen dinners (c) Man with hat talking (r)

amys recall

‘Don’t eat their food’: TikToker says he used to work at Amy’s Kitchen, warns against eating the food

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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dollar general drivers

‘This is why drivers are quitting Dollar General’: Viral TikTok shows truck packed to brim with store items

amazon worker in truck with caption "3 things I wish I knew before working at Amazon"

amazon worker complaints tiktok

‘People that live in apartments should pay more for deliveries’: Worker shares things he wishes he knew before working at Amazon

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. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

person with feet up in cardboard cubicle with caption "When you don't want to vto so you just sit in a chair for 11 hours" (l&r) amazon sign (c)

amazon vto tiktok

‘Treating y’all like students’: Viral TikTok allegedly shows Amazon workers waiting it out in chairs to avoid using unpaid time off

dunkin donuts worker pouring medium into large cup and adding ice with caption "when she wanted a large and not a medium"

wanted a large not a medium dunkins

Dunkin’ worker reveals what they do when customer changes mind on drink size

server fired after shutting down customer

‘You in a Black woman’s business?’: Red Lobster worker says she was fired after shutting down customer

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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Charlotte Colombo

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blind tip

‘As a server… this is kinda humiliating’: Customers make server play game for tip money, sparking debate

Roomba with computer mouse on string caption " When your boss requires you to be "active" online throughout the day" (l) Roomba with mouse on string(r)

roomba walks mouse

‘When your boss requires you to be active online throughout the day’: Man attaches work mouse to Roomba in viral TikTok

trader joes flirt tiktok

‘Usually whatever they’re getting, I’ll just tell them that’s my favorite’: Trader Joe’s worker admits they lie to customers in viral TikTok

food service building caption "When your coworker calls out sick" (l) shutterstock sick image (c) food service drive through window caption "Then shows up in the blank drive through demanding 8 drinks" (r)

coworker sick

‘I mean they can be sick and still want to get food or drinks’: Worker puts co-worker on blast for calling out sick, showing up in drive-thru

hand holding phone showing video of man wrapping boxes while sitting in rolling chair, caption "my manager caught me doing this nd fired me for it because i realized working hard for 10.65$ in a warehouse aint it lmao"

work smarter not harder

‘They want everyone to do everything the hard way’: Warehouse worker says he was fired for using roller chair to do job, sparking debate

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Starbucks barista caption " When customers says "thanks babe" after handing them their coffee." (l) Starbucks shutterstock photo (c) Starbucks barista caption " When customers says "thanks babe" after handing them their coffee." (r)

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