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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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TikToker appears to leave date with $200 bill at Red Lobster after she admits to having a man

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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‘We’re just understaffed’: Restaurant worker praises tables that don’t order salad or soup in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

man singing at restaurant (l) woman forcing man into an embrace (r)

‘Consent flew right out the window’: Customer forces kiss on restaurant server after he sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to their table

man in restaurant talking to man sitting with caption "Mama por Dios is holding checks from their employees we went to ask for it and got escorted out by security." (l&r) Mama por Dios restaurant (c)

‘All your favorite influencers support this restaurant it’s so sad’: TikToker confronts influencer-famous restaurant for allegedly not paying its employees

‘You in a Black woman’s business?’: Red Lobster worker says she was fired after shutting down customer

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Waitress turned around arms out excited while customer arranges tip (l) Waitress turned around hands behind her back money behind her on table (c) Waitress blindly selecting tip reaching hand towards money (r)

‘As a server… this is kinda humiliating’: Customers make server play game for tip money, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Dave and Buster's shutterstock image (l) Siracha on strawberry shortcake caption " When Dave and Buster's decides to serve you strawberry shortcake with Siracha instead of strawberry puree because you complained nicely " (r)

‘Because you complained nicely about getting the wrong food’: TikToker says Dave & Buster’s served her cheesecake with sriracha instead of strawberry puree after she complained

chili's restaurant (l) woman holding cup of water with caption "Door Dash Chronicles pt 2" (c) hands holding phone with Doordash app (r)

‘The damn customer is going to think I’m f*cking drinking out the water’: DoorDasher claims Chili’s gave them half a cup of water for customer

‘We’re going to see how dirty it really is’: TikToker finds out how much bacteria grows on restaurant silverware in viral TikTok

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

‘I felt ripped off’: Customer catches bakery workers throwing away food after spending nearly $100, sparking debate

TikToker shares what it’s like ‘going out to eat as an ex-restaurant worker’

Security footage of woman hiding in a restaurant.

‘Texas roadhouse customers are another breed I swear’: Viral TikTok shows workers having to hide from ‘pissed off customer’

A tip calculator (L) and a Chili's sign (R).

‘Something isn’t adding up Chili’s’: Customer shows how Chili’s tablet allegedly calculates tips differently in viral TikTok (updated)

‘Don’t do this’: P. F. Chang’s worker films customers who stayed an hour after close and ‘stiffed’ server on tip, sparking debate

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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