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The Daily Dot

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

Job seeker shows up to Best Buy for job interview

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‘They need me here’: Job seeker shows up to Best Buy for job interview. It backfires

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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‘Harassment before she even has the job is insane’: Interviewer asks woman if she’s single during phone interview

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

Braden Bjella

milk pouring into coffee with caption "last latte!! :(" (l) two young women with caption "Just found out we're losing our jobs!!" (c) sign on door reading "closed for good" (r)

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‘Just found out we’re losing our jobs’: Barista forced to kick out customers after learning entire chain is shutting down immediately

woman speaking in car with caption "Only Black Woman in Corporate STORY TIME PT.1" (l) EBIN New York logo with products (c) woman speaking in car with (r)

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‘I would go to the bathroom at work every day and cry’: Former worker says this popular haircare company treated her ‘horribly’ because she was the only Black woman

woman greenscreen TikTok over image of "NEW OFFICE RULE" poster (l) boss pointing to watch at office job with coworker (r)

new office rule tiktok

‘We’ll see how long this lasts’: Company tries making workers stay 10 minutes past closing for every 1 minute they are late. It backfires

woman in mirror with caption "me telling the kids I babysit for that it's inappropriate to wear a Native American headdress and then getting fired" (l) Native American headdress (c) woman speaking with caption "they were just showing me their Halloween costumes and they were like" (r)

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‘Ask them for a 23 and me’: Babysitter says she got fired after telling kids wearing Native American headdresses is ‘inappropriate’

Jobseeker says TJ Maxx rejected her job application

TJ MAXX tattoo

‘I’m confused that you’re confused’: Jobseeker says T.J. Maxx rejected her job application. Viewers aren’t sympathetic

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Ex-LinkedIn worker exposes the secret way you can find real jobs after companies keep posting fake listings

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‘This is how you should do it’: Ex-LinkedIn worker exposes the secret way you can find real jobs after companies keep posting fake listings

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘You probably know this if you’ve ever drove for DoorDash’: Ex-Chili’s worker reveals ‘insider’ facts that corporate doesn’t want you to know

Woman says she made a full-time job out of ‘flipping stuff’ from Marshalls

Marshalls Business

‘My profit is $27. I already sold 5 of them’: Woman says she made a full-time job out of ‘flipping stuff’ from Marshalls

City and Economic Development

‘We need about 10,000 workers a year’: This is how cities are trying to get workers to stay

Worker says 'you should be stacking jobs.'

Stacking Jobs

‘How y’all getting these jobs? I can’t even get an interview’: Worker says you should be ‘stacking jobs.’ What does it mean?

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‘I would scream retaliation’: Woman gets fired 1 hour into vacation after taking PTO

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Woman doesn’t prepare for performance review. So she makes a dramatic decision

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‘This was so corporate coded’: Woman doesn’t prepare for performance review. So she makes a dramatic decision

Former HGTV employee says manager took her out for coffee and asked for $10,000

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