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

Brooke Sjoberg

fryer prank

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

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

Waffle House worker speaking caption "What I make in a Day: Waffle House" (l) Waffle House building with sign (c) Waffle House worker speaking counting cash (r)

what i make in a day at waffle house tiktok

‘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 former 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

woman sipping coffee caption "WHY is no one talking about the fact that an 8 hour workday in the office does NOT equal an 8 hour workday at home?? Like we're taking away office conversations, long lunches, constantly being pulled away, less sleep, being drained from the commute, etc. I can get an 8 hour office day done in 4 focused hours at home. So why are we still working 8?!?" (l) woman working from home on laptop (c) woman sipping coffee caption "WHY is no one talking about the fact that an 8 hour workday in the office does NOT equal an 8 hour workday at home?? Like we're taking away office conversations, long lunches, constantly being pulled away, less sleep, being drained from the commute, etc. I can get an 8 hour office day done in 4 focused hours at home. So why are we still working 8?!?" (r)

8 hour workday in 4 tiktok

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

employee laughs and asks boss for step by step instructions in a tiktok

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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

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

Braden Bjella

woman dressed as Domino's worker dancing caption "Being sent home from subway cause I showed up as a dominos worker for halloween even after I was told by 2 managers that it was ok" (l) Subway restaurant exterior with sign (c) woman dressed as Domino's worker dancing caption "Being sent home from subway cause I showed up as a dominos worker for halloween even after I was told by 2 managers that it was ok" (r)

showed up as dominos worker subway tiktok

‘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.

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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

verizon cup of noodle

‘Feeding us struggle meals for employee appreciation’: Worker claims workplace fed employees Cup Noodles for employee appreciation

girl shares a clocking in hack where she can show up late tiktok

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Unclick

‘I did this and got banned from working at Walmart/Sam’s Club’: Worker shares hack for showing up to work late and getting away with it, sparking debate

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

former chipotle worker reveals that they half scoop online orders tiktok

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‘That’s why your orders look hella small’: Chipotle worker admits to half-scooping online orders

man shares what new mcdonalds ai ordering system looks like tiktok

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‘Anything not to have to pay people to do the work’: Customer tries to use McDonald’s AI to order in the drive-thru. It’s a fail

young man in break room with caption "my job didn't like that people were using the bathroom for breaks" (l) tractor supply company storefront (c) television with man in orange vest moving tires, caption "so they have a 'always on training' tv installed in here... does this mean I don't clock out for breaks?" (r)

tractor supply company break room

‘Does this mean I don’t clock out for breaks’: Worker says company has ‘always on training’ TV because it doesn’t like workers using breakroom for breaks

man explains why it's bad for manager to never give 4 out of 4 in evaluations tiktok

toxic-workplace-above-expectations

Manager never gives employees 4 out of 4s on performance evaluations because ‘everyone has room for improvement,’ sparking debate

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

woman speaking in front of gray wall (l) Health care clothing on hangers (c) woman speaking in front of gray wall (r)

bad review tiktok

‘You’re lucky that I need scrubs today’: Retail worker says customer left a bad review, requesting she be fired, after staying past closing time

Amazon delivery driver speaking in truck (l) Amazon boxes delivered on doorstep (c) Amazon delivery driver speaking in truck (r)

amazon deliveries during hurricane tiktok

‘Y’all knew this hurricane was coming, and you still ordered sh*t?’: Amazon driver says he has to deliver to 172 customers during hurricane

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