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The Daily Dot

<p>Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.</p>


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man speaking (l) man hands holding phone with LinkedIn on screen (c) man greenscreen TikTok pointing to comment "I NEVER expect a "thank you" note/email post interview. And if I do receive one, I do not factor that into my scorecard or feedback on the candidate. Because its not relevant to their qualifications"

linkedin thank you notes tiktok

‘Completely unnecessary and almost never genuine’: HR consultant says sending ‘thank you’ notes after interviewing is ‘one of the stupidest elements of recruiting’

woman speaking (l) woman holding box of office items (c) woman speaking hand out (r)

signs youre about to get fired tiktok

‘My boss and staff gave me the silent treatment for 2 months’: Tech CEO shares tell-tale signs you’re about to be fired

woman holding Coach purse speaking caption "COACH bag $6.99 Inside the bag... $300.00 And a written story!" (L) woman pulling envelope with writing on it out from the Coach purse caption "COACH bag $6.99 Inside the bag... $300.00 And a written story!" (c) woman reading letter on envelope caption "COACH bag $6.99 Inside the bag... $300.00 And a written story!" (r)

coach bag and written story tiktok

Unclick

‘In a world full of Karens, be a Martha’: TikToker purchased $7 Coach bag from Salvation Army—and found $300 of the former owner’s inheritance inside

lyft-with-no-brakes

‘I don’t know how this thing stopped at all’: Mechanic says his Lyft driver’s car had no brakes (updated)

Ice-cream shop blurred background tweet by Lindsay Fogarty "A grown adult man who owns an ice cream shop in Tennessee made my 10 year old autistic son cry because he wouldn't sell us ice cream because we wouldn't take our masks off. We have a rare disease, and our immune compromised."

ice-cream shop

‘I don’t have words right now’: An ice cream shop  reportedly turned away a disabled customer and her son when they refused to take off their masks

Doordash notification with doordash logo above caption "Are you sure you want to decline this order? After declining 6% Keep your acceptance rate above 70% to maintain Top Dasher status" (l) Woman in car mouth open caption "oh no..." (r)

doordash drivers penalized

‘Just raise the base!’: A Doordasher took to TikTok to show how they penalize drivers for not taking orders rather than raising their pay

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Former TikTok employees speak out against the global social media company’s stressful work culture (updated)

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TikToker allegedly catches DoorDasher fake a drop off picture and steal her food

Man looking through window hand up to glass wearing all black (l) Woman shocked expression (r)

window peeping tom

Tiktoker catches peeping Tom staring at her kids, sparking a safety conversation on the platform

Woman green screen video over computer receipt showing incorrect math (l) Woman annoyed expression (c) Woman over green screen tiktok of another wrong receipt (r)

receipts

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

Gray car in garage (l) Police siren lights (c) Same car with police writing on it (r)

ghost cars

‘Aren’t we supposed to be able to see them easily?’: TikToker shows ‘ghost’ cop car, sparking debate

For Ukraine 24 hour stair walk support a no fly zone over Ukraine poster woman made(l) Woman on stairmaster at gym caption "24 hour on stairmaster for Ukraine follow for updates! LETS GOO" (r)

how does it help

TikToker holds 24-hour stair climbing marathon to petition for a no-fly zone over Ukraine, sparking debate

doordash logo on phone on red background (l) Chick-Fil-A food seen with ashes all over them in bag caption " Door dash really emptied their ash tray in my food and ate half of it cause I didn't tip wtf" (r)

door dash ash

‘Was it illegal? Yes. Did you deserve it? Also yes’: TikToker says Chick-fil-A DoorDash order was destroyed after they didn’t leave tip, sparking debate

doordash shutterstock image (l) doordash worker caption " door dashed for 3 1/2 hours and only made $38 bc only half my orders tipped went through a quarter tank of gas which is like $17 rn I made like $6 an hour " (r)

doordash pay

‘I made like $6 an hour’: DoorDash driver says gas prices are disrupting wages in viral TikTok

"The robots at work trap me [emojis] it took me 15 minutes to get out" featuring Amazon robot pod shelves

amazon-worker-trapped

‘Gotta find a way out’: Amazon warehouse worker gets trapped in by robot shelves in viral TikTok