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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

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Restaurant’s over-the-top “do not mess this up” instructions for a regular leave people shook

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

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Server explains why “no tax on tips” is a “trap” meant to hurt workers

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

iata for being upset that i wont get tips

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“Am I a bad person?”: Service worker expresses guilt after being forced to give up their tips

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

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‘It’s a new thing’: Woman says restaurants are now sneakily charging you for this. Then she shows how to spot it on your check

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.

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‘The hiring manager had a type’: Restaurant server introduces all of her co-workers. There’s just one problem

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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Server slams customers who make reservations but don’t include their kids as ‘people’

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‘These people made a reservation for 2 people’: Server slams customers who make reservations but don’t include their kids as ‘people’

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‘I worked at Hot Topic as a manager and the one manager tried to get me fired’: Worker warns you should always do this before starting a new weekly schedule

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Waitress talking(l+r), Texas Roadhouse(c)

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‘Your husband took my money’: Viewers divided after husband takes Texas Roadhouse server’s tip when wife puts the money down

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‘She drank it up’: Former Dutch Bros. worker shares how she secretly got revenge on customers

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.

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Server says customer treated her horribly because she resembled the girl her boyfriend cheated with

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‘I am not that person’: Server says customer treated her horribly because she resembled the girl her boyfriend cheated with

Worker calls out sick, wakes up to boss at the foot of her bed

Creepy Boss

‘My hands really be trembling’: Worker calls out sick, wakes up to boss at the foot of her bed

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‘They’re cutting hours because we aren’t getting enough cards’: Marshalls worker can only afford a flip phone on paycheck

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‘You have no sympathy’: Waffle House server complains about her co-workers to customer. Viewers are torn about their response

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‘This is the only money I have’: Customer tries to pay for takeout order with Dunkin’ gift cards

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‘I would have left’: McDonald’s worker says they cut her hours after minimum wage was raised

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