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The Daily Dot

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: Customers demanding better service

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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Main Character of the Week: The Walmart worker who did your job for you

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Main Character of the Week: Selfish Dollar Tree workers

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‘I’m already crashing out’: Victoria’s Secret worker exposes the truth about the back room during the holidays

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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‘Save your money’: Target worker warns against shopping at store right now

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

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‘If you go on that thing without having the special vest on…’: Amazon worker demands answers when he realizes new floor robots can ‘squish’ him

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

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‘They are still charging full price’: Hilton guests are required to get their own towels, goods. This is how they have to serve themselves

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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Expert issues warning over looming port shutdown

‘It will create a 5-day backlog’: Kroger shopper issues warning over port strike. Here’s how it could affect you

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‘I used to pause transactions then unpause them’: Walmart worker shares how workers can control customers’ transactions at self-checkout

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‘I passed out once’: Worker says Target is shutting off A/C during the hottest times of day to save money

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘She was complaining’: Customer blasts Raising Cane’s for having ‘kids’ work outside in drive-thru in 100-degree heat

Man shares hack to input worker’s discount code at grocery checkout.

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‘At Kroger, all 7s is the generic employee code’: Man shares hack to input worker’s discount code at grocery checkout. Is it illegal?

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‘This just made me want to try them’: Former Cracker Barrel worker reveals the real reason they took apple dumplings off the menu

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘So they allow the employees to shop while on clock??’: Shopper catches Burlington workers hoarding Hello Kitty blankets for themselves

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‘I can buy it on my lunch break’: Customer says Marshalls workers falsely advertised $3 candle as $12.99

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