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Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

woman with hand on head with caption " When I accidentally applied for my own job because the company I work at was hiring under a different company name" (l) woman applying for a job laptop while holding resume (c) woman with hand on head with caption " When I accidentally applied for my own job because the company I work at was hiring under a different company name" (r)

‘Had a good chat with the CEO about it’: Worker accidentally applies for her own job after her company tried to hire under different name

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

Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking with caption "would like you to turn in your resignation" (l) woman speaking while applying cream on hand with caption "my manager in front of everyone said Megan can we talk later" (c) woman speaking with caption "Girl we need an update, please tell us you saw all the replies that told you not to resign" (r)

‘Do not resign. Make them fire you’: Worker says her boss asked her to resign from job of 6 years

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.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (l) customer pointing to what item they would like to purchase with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (c) customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (r)

Workers mock customers who walk up and order right away

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

Braden Bjella

woman greenscreen TikTok over email "Hi Kiki, hope all is well. I wanted to check in with you to see if you would be available to do a final run of the customer reports including January. Our customers are asking and it would be great if we can support them. We could manage it as a contractor project where..." (l) email "After durther consideration, I am firm on blank check by mail. If this cannot be met, please let me know: I wish you the best of luck" (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over email (r)

‘This is exploitation’: Laid-off worker says CEO reached out to ask her to do contract work

woman with caption "Just found out Hobby Lobby doesn't use barcodes... this store gets crazier and crazier" (l) Hobby Lobby sign on building (c) former Hobby Lobby employee speaking with caption "but the CEO really believes in just like the power of humans over computers" (r)

‘Checking out at Hobby Lobby is the worst!’: Former Hobby Lobby worker says the CEO refuses to use barcodes

woman speaking in bathroom with caption "my boss messaging me like why aren't you online I'm like babe I'm on the toilet" (l) woman on phone with toilet paper on lap using toilet (c) woman speaking in bathroom with caption "diarrhea like I don't know what to tell you" (r)

‘Like, babe, I’m on the toilet’: Remote worker’s video on workplace boundaries sparks discussion

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" (l) car pulled up to McDonald's drive thru window (c) McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" "poor guy :( "(r)

‘I wish I would have said no’: McDonald’s worker has to turn customer away after accepting another customer’s 45-item order at 3am

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

woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "so I just recently discovered there's something called warn notices" (l) woman pointing to warn notices on laptop on screen with caption "so here's the New York one that I was looking at" (c) woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "and then they give the sate that is being laid off by" (r)

‘Why does it feel like you stumbled on one of the secrets of the universe’: TikToker shares how to see if company is planning layoffs via ‘WARN notices’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

former Chipotle employee speaking caption "so I would eat capfuls of just chicken and I would eat it all the time" (l) Chipotle employee preparing food (c) former Chipotle employee speaking caption "and until one day I found out Chipotle weighs their food" (r)

‘Chipotle weighs their meat’: Former worker says Chipotle found out he was eating the chicken after weighing it

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Walmart employee speaking with hand up and caption "The TikTok that got me fired after 16 years." (l) Walmart sign on building with parking lot (c) Walmart employee speaking with hand on Zebra scanner and caption "The TikTok that got me fired after 16 years." (r)

‘Why did you get fired for this?’: Walmart employee says she was fired after 16 years over a TikTok video

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

woman speaking on couch caption "how i got fired from my job" (l) woman speaking on couch pointing finger up (c) woman speaking on couch caption "he said he wanted to tape my receipts around the building to embarrass me" (r)

‘Managers are never your friend’: Server says manager told her to use military discount to increase tips. It got her fired

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

Dunkin worker with caption "when you put in ur two weeks in and your last day is the 20th but the manager schedules you past the 20th, even on Christmas Eve from 2-10" (l) Dunkin' Donuts sign on building (c) Dunkin worker with caption "when you put in ur two weeks in and your last day is the 20th but the manager schedules you past the 20th, even on Christmas Eve from 2-10" (r)

‘Told my manager I will not be showing up’: Dunkin’ worker says she was scheduled to work shifts after quitting

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‘Don’t be surprised if you show up to the meeting, HR is present, and they terminate you’: TikToker shares sign you are about to be terminated ‘out of the blue’

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‘What do I pay all this money for?’: Woman says she was asked to tip for checking in a bag at airport

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