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The Daily Dot

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

Brooke Sjoberg

young woman cashier with caption "listen what this guy said to me at work" (l&r) man displaying mattress (c)

check out my mattress tiktok

‘Bruh cannot take a hint for the life of him’: Customer persistently hits on worker, tries to flex his  king-size Tempur-Pedic bed

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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boss not friend

‘A job is literally a business transaction. That’s it’: Employment attorney says your boss is not your friend in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Braden Bjella

starbucks cup (l) young woman with caption "faces discrimination then reports to SM and ethics and compliance" (c) young woman dancing with caption "gets hours cut to 5/wk and fired by SM" (r)

starbucks discrimination tiktok

‘I’ve been homeless and out a job since February’: Ex-Starbucks worker says they were fired after reporting discrimination (updated)

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

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sunday morning after church customer

Servers say ‘Sunday morning after church’ are the worst type of customers

young woman dancing with caption "i only want pretty people in Ulta" (l&r) young woman in target uniform with caption "me telling my manager i wanna move to Ulta when we get it in the store" (c)

i only want pretty people in ulta

‘I only want pretty people in Ulta’: Target worker says boss wouldn’t let her work in the Ulta section due to appearance

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

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applebees manager fat shaming

Pregnant Applebee’s worker cries after manager allegedly fat-shames her

young woman with domino's shirt and caption "Come with me to work 1:00pm" (l) Domino's storefront (c) same young woman with red eyes and caption "Never mind I got fired 1:15pm"

never mind i got fired

Domino’s worker tries to take viewers to work with her—she says she got fired instead

Jacob Seitz is a freelance journalist originally from Columbus, Ohio, interested in the intersection of culture and politics.

Jacob Seitz

Amazon Warehouse worker with boxes on conveyer belt (l) Amazon workers waiting for an open station standing in line (r)

amazon workers standing

Amazon workers allegedly forced to stand at over-staffed facility, video shows

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

Laiken Neumann

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why people get drunk at chilis

‘So why did PAM get kicked out for LIFE!?!? She was setup’: Chili’s worker shows how much alcohol goes into the margaritas

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robot server

‘If she’s got to follow the thing what is the dang point’: Video of worker helping robot worker in diner sparks debate

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pinterest mobbing

‘It’s just adult bullying, plain and simple’: Pinterest worker says she was ‘mobbed’ at her job in viral TikTok (updated)

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

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overcooked chilis cake

Chili’s worker reveals what they do when they ‘overcook’ chocolate molten cake (updated)

Starbucks sign on building (l) Starbucks worker behind counter asking customers for 7 minute break for union (r)

seven minute break

Baristas filmed taking 7-minute break in solidarity with Starbucks workers who were fired for trying to unionize

Starbucks barista holding bag caption "When they ask for a pastry" (l) Starbucks logo on gray brick wall (c) Starbucks baristas working caption "When they ask for it warmed up" (r)

starbucks pastry

Starbucks workers roast customers who ask for pastries warmed up

Female in car holding tito's bottle (l) Starbucks sign with sky background (c) Starbuck drive thru worker and woman in car caption "What you did'nt see in the video is her response when she realized I left her a bottle of Tito's and not cash... she said "ohhhhkayyyy"" (r)

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‘Bruh cannot take a hint for the life of him’: Customer persistently hits on worker, tries to flex his king-size Tempur-Pedic bed