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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

Walmart employee on phone (l) Walmart building with sign and parking lot (c) Walmart employee on speaker phone with customer complaining (r)

walmart customer calls about full parking lot tiktok

‘What do you want us to do, move the cars?’: Customer calls Walmart employees to complain about full parking lot

Brooke Park is a reporting fellow with the Daily Dot and a journalism senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News and The Texas Tribune.

Brooke Park

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rather work at mcdonalds tiktok

‘When you get paid as much as you would at McDonald’s, I don’t blame em’: Employee complains about young worker walking off job over hard task to work at McDonald’s instead

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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pay update is no longer paying you tiktok

‘The pay update is that we’ll no longer be paying you’: Worker says boss put ‘pay update’ meeting on her calendar to fire her

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

man at desk with caption "My job recently told me I'm not allowed to work from home even though I do everything remotely, they want me in the office. So I deleted Teams and email from my phone. My boss tried to call me last night for something urgent and couldn't reach me. He asked why and I explained what I was told. I am not allowed to work from home." (l) man at laptop smiling at phone in hands (c) man at desk with caption "My job recently told me I'm not allowed to work from home even though I do everything remotely, they want me in the office. So I deleted Teams and email from my phone. My boss tried to call me last night for something urgent and couldn't reach me. He asked why and I explained what I was told. I am not allowed to work from home." (r)

no wfh means no wfh tiktok

‘I deleted Teams and email from my phone’: Worker jokes about ignoring boss’ phone call because he’s not allowed to work from home

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

woman speaking on green couch with caption "I just blocked my boss so he couldn't contact me while I wasn't at work" (l) woman speaking on green couch with caption "I'm at home sick from work today" (c) woman speaking on green couch with caption "and for some reason he felt the need to text me about work tasks" (r)

blocked my boss tiktok

‘He knows not to text my personal number’: Worker blocks her boss after he contacts her on day off

chaotic quitter

‘I did this for like a month until I got caught’: Worker says she sat in breakroom doing nothing at work for 10 hours every day

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

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applied for her own job tiktok

‘Had a good chat with the CEO about it’: Worker accidentally applies for her own job after her company tried to hire under different name

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

woman speaking with caption "would like you to turn in your resignation" (l) woman speaking while applying cream on hand with caption "my manager in front of everyone said Megan can we talk later" (c) woman speaking with caption "Girl we need an update, please tell us you saw all the replies that told you not to resign" (r)

worker says she was asked to resign tiktok

‘Do not resign. Make them fire you’: Worker says her boss asked her to resign from job of 6 years

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (l) customer pointing to what item they would like to purchase with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (c) customer walking into restaurant with employee standing behind counter with caption "POV: you don't see restaurant employees as people." (r)

restaurant employee calls out customers who immediately order tiktok

Workers mock customers who walk up and order right away

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

Braden Bjella

woman greenscreen TikTok over email "Hi Kiki, hope all is well. I wanted to check in with you to see if you would be available to do a final run of the customer reports including January. Our customers are asking and it would be great if we can support them. We could manage it as a contractor project where..." (l) email "After durther consideration, I am firm on blank check by mail. If this cannot be met, please let me know: I wish you the best of luck" (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over email (r)

laid off worker asked to do contract work tiktok

‘This is exploitation’: Laid-off worker says CEO reached out to ask her to do contract work

woman with caption "Just found out Hobby Lobby doesn't use barcodes... this store gets crazier and crazier" (l) Hobby Lobby sign on building (c) former Hobby Lobby employee speaking with caption "but the CEO really believes in just like the power of humans over computers" (r)

hobby lobby does not use barcodes tiktok

‘Checking out at Hobby Lobby is the worst!’: Former Hobby Lobby worker says the CEO refuses to use barcodes

woman speaking in bathroom with caption "my boss messaging me like why aren't you online I'm like babe I'm on the toilet" (l) woman on phone with toilet paper on lap using toilet (c) woman speaking in bathroom with caption "diarrhea like I don't know what to tell you" (r)

boss asking why she isnt online as she is on the toilet tiktok

‘Like, babe, I’m on the toilet’: Remote worker’s video on workplace boundaries sparks discussion

McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" (l) car pulled up to McDonald's drive thru window (c) McDonald's drive thru at night with caption "couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am" "poor guy :( "(r)

person in front ordered 45 items at mcdonalds tiktok

‘I wish I would have said no’: McDonald’s worker has to turn customer away after accepting another customer’s 45-item order at 3am

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

Allyson Waller

woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "so I just recently discovered there's something called warn notices" (l) woman pointing to warn notices on laptop on screen with caption "so here's the New York one that I was looking at" (c) woman speaking with caption "FIND OUT IF YOURE GETTING LAID OFF BEFORE IT HAPPENS?! WARN Notices" "and then they give the sate that is being laid off by" (r)

warn notices tiktok

‘Why does it feel like you stumbled on one of the secrets of the universe’: TikToker shares how to see if company is planning layoffs via ‘WARN notices’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

former Chipotle employee speaking caption "so I would eat capfuls of just chicken and I would eat it all the time" (l) Chipotle employee preparing food (c) former Chipotle employee speaking caption "and until one day I found out Chipotle weighs their food" (r)

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