All the bad stuff that happens at work. And not just at the office.

Your Uber driver. Your Walmart cashier. Your DoorDash delivery person. Amid the pandemic, these were the essential workers whose jobs kept us going. They pushed back with demands for fair minimum wages and better working conditions in a fight that played out on the For You Page.

The internet’s labor movement grew from whispers to yells: Amazon warehouse workers complained about dangerous conditions under dire circumstances. McDonald’s managers were dragged in the comments. Wendy’s employees used bullhorns to shut down customers. Redditors trolled Kellog with fake applications.

These viral flashpoints link together, forming a chain of workers who have changed what it means to exist online. They are creators, holding us accountable, and these are their stories.

Man talking with text that says 'The 5 Careers Disappearing the fastest' - 'If you wanna know which jobs are on the up and up'(l), Hands typing on keyboard(c), Same man and same first text - second text says 'a 21.1% decrease'(r)

‘A 21.1% decrease’: Expert says this common office job is going the way of the dinosaur. That’s just the start

‘That number is projected to drop…’

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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Amazon HQ(l), Woman talking with text that says 'Reasons why I don't like working at Amazon'(c), Bathroom stalls(r)

‘I just come to work’: Amazon worker gets 7-minute restroom break. There’s just one problem

‘People be complaining about Amazon…’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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Starbucks Employee working(l) Starbucks Cup(c) Starbucks employee sharing story(r)

‘This was my apron after 3.5 hours of being on bar’: Viewers are shocked after learning what Starbucks’ apron policy demands

‘It looks raunchy, disgusting.’

On by Nene Diallo
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two panel image. On the left is a McDonald's restaurant drive thru sign. On the left is a TikTok image of a Mcdonald's drive thru ordering kiosk with the words, 'POV: You just wanted a small fry from McDonald's and get into an argument instead'

‘So I can’t order a small fry?’: McDonald’s customer pulls up to drive-thru. Then the worker reveals where she’s talking to her from

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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Car at starbucks drivethru(l), Woman talking(c), Starbucks sign(r)

‘There was no one else in the line’: Woman says she was ‘scolded’ by worker in the Starbucks drive-thru over common ordering practice

‘This happened to me once. I think about it every night as I’m falling asleep.’

On by Melody Heald
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Two panel design with one showing a woman talking and the other is a couple at a restaurant talking with their waitress.

‘Especially if it’s a couple’: Server warns against doing this with the dessert menu

‘Me and my husband do that look!’

On by Braden Bjella
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Woman smiling(l) Walmart Super Centre Building(c) New Phone app being held up to open locked shelves at Walmart(r)

‘Now we got a new problem’: Walmart customer demands answers after asking worker for locked item. They have a phone key now

‘But cant get apple pay.’

On by Jack Alban
Two panel design with one showing a close up of a woman talking, the 2nd is of a Chili's sign

‘I absolutely knew this was going to happen’: Chili’s worker fired after issuing this warning about putting lemon in your water. Here’s why

‘My managers did not keep scrolling.’

On by Amelie Allen
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3 panel image, the two outside images are a person wearing glasses explaining. In the middle we see the sign of Jimmy John's Restaurant.

‘The Jimmy John’s crisis response team is real’: Ex-Jimmy John’s worker says managers watch employees through camera

‘I’m eating at jimmy johns from now on!’

On by Beau Paul
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Best Buy storefront(l), Man talking with text that says 'a customer came in and asked for an HDMI splitter with an HDMI on the other end'(c), Hand holding HDMI cable(r)

‘I thought you were joking’: Best Buy worker says customer came in looking for HDMI splitter. Then he realized what she really needs

’27 years in IT. heard it called a hard drive way too many times.’

On by Vladimir Supica
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Amazon employees walking out of an amazon facility

‘No job ever pays you through the time change’: Amazon night workers walk out after they were expected to work an extra hour for free due to daylight saving

‘Youre still paid for the hours you work regardless of a time change.’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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TJ Maxx Customer(l) TJ Maxx Store Front(c) Strawberry icing perfume(r)

‘We hold stuff in the front’: TJ Maxx shopper accuses workers of hiding items after finding Strawberry Icing perfume locked in shelf

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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3 panel image of a person talking and the exterior of a Walmart store.

‘I’m waiting on y’all?’: Spark delivery driver demands answers after Walmart canceled her order

‘Not Walmart playing with my Spark money.’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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Lemonade(l), Server talking(c), $5 bill and pennies on tip plate(r)

‘You never once asked me how my lemonade tasted’: Server says customers gaslit her to get out of tipping

‘I’m so confused.’

On by Nina Hernandez
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Two panel design with panel one showing a close up of a woman talking, she has a scarf on her head and seems to be in her apartment. The 2nd panel shows a close up of a salad at a restaurant.

‘Literally make what your preference is at home’: Server begs picky customers not to go out to eat after salad experience with customer

‘Please eat at home.’

On by Vladimir Supica
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