Brooke Park

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.

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Five Guys employee reaching out for potatoes with caption 'why do you keep the potatoes in the lobby?' (l) Five Guys building with sign (c) Five Guys employee carrying potatoes with caption 'it shows our customers we have the freshest products and we cut them daily!' (r)

‘That’ll be $600.16’: Five Guys shares why it keeps the potatoes in the lobby. It backfires

'It shows we can afford 200 bags of potatoes because we charge $25 for a burger.'

On Apr 6, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

'I made more waitressing than I ever did at my corporate job.'

On Apr 3, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Somebody getting fired’: Customers ‘raid’ Pizza Hut kitchen to make own pizzas

'Where df the workers, tied up in the back?'

On Mar 31, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Got scammed during my grandmother’s funeral’: Customer says Uber Eats still charged her $87 for canceled order

'What's the point of having a cancellation button if you do not refund people?'

On Mar 27, 2023 by Brooke Park

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Outback Steakhouse employee holding tray of food with caption 'when you forget what table you're running the food to' (l) Outback Steakhouse building with sign (c) Outback Steakhouse employee in kitchen holding stapler with caption 'when you forget to add bread' (r)

‘I’ll deadass look at the ticket where the food is going like three times and still forget’: Outback Steakhouse workers poke fun at their common mistakes

'I experience all of these at least once a shift.'

On Mar 23, 2023 by Brooke Park

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target employee with oreo's and certificates

‘Walmart get NOTHINGGGG’: Target worker says he received Oreos for record sales as a thank-you

'So much appreciation for a multibillionaire company.'

On Mar 21, 2023 by Brooke Park

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truck driver speaking with caption 'now these cameras are front facing as well as facing into the cab' (l) truck driver speaking with caption 'so outside of the truck they're supposed to be on for 15 minutes' (c) truck driver speaking with caption 'however mine continues to stay on facing my cab while I'm getting undressed' (r)

‘I’d be putting my 5 minutes notice in’: Female truck driver says workplace installed cameras in her truck that stay on when she changes

'Get out now. And destroy the equipment on your way out.'

On Mar 16, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Y’all better start working out and eating healthy’: Woman films nursing students online shopping during lecture

'Totally justifiable when all they do is read off the slides.'

On Mar 13, 2023 by Brooke Park

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man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (l) McDonald's building with signs (c) man scraping leftover crash wrap on car with blade (r)

‘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

'All I heard is you don't pay enough.'

On Mar 9, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘They’re drinking them like juice’: Starbucks barista says she knows Refreshers contain caffeine but ‘still let parents buy it for their kids’

'And the parents wonder why their kids beg for Starbucks everyday.'

On Mar 6, 2023 by Brooke Park

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HR professional speaking with caption 'if you talk with a company that says they have unlimited PTO' (l) HR professional speaking with caption 'in an interview I would recommend that you ask how the HR department' (c) HR professional speaking with caption 'whatever to ensure that their teams are taking time off throughout the year' (r)

‘Accrued PTO > unlimited’: HR professional shares why unlimited PTO could be bad

'I refuse to go for a job that has unlimited PTO.'

On Mar 2, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘This all over a f*cking mimosa?’: Server says customer threw tantrum after being told they didn’t have bottomless mimosas

'Being a server has seriously made me lose faith in humanity.'

On Feb 27, 2023 by Brooke Park

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woman speaking with caption 'Employee Chronicles run blank run The job isn't yours' (l) woman at job interview as manager holds and reads resume (c) woman speaking with caption 'Employee Chronicles run blank run The job isn't yours' (r)

‘They don’t pay attention when you answer their questions… Run, b*tch. Run’: Worker shares ‘red flags’ to look out for during job interview

'I hate being played with.'

On Feb 23, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘Why are ppl so mad that we want to protect their money???’: Former banker says older white men freaked out whenever she asked for their ID

'It was so common that it was uncommon to go a day without it happening.'

On Feb 20, 2023 by Brooke Park

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woman trying to pull house key of of ALDI's shopping cart with caption 'using a key at ALDI's and not a quarter' (l) ALDI's building with sign (c) woman trying to pull house key of of ALDI's shopping cart with caption 'using a key at ALDI's and not a quarter' (r)

‘HAD TO TELL ALDI EMPLOYEE’: Shopper tries to use ‘hack’ to avoid paying 25 cents for shopping cart at Aldi. It’s a fail

'I saw this sh*t on TikTok.'

On Jan 31, 2023 by Brooke Park

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‘That’ll be $600.16’: Five Guys shares why it keeps the potatoes in the lobby. It backfires

‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

‘Somebody getting fired’: Customers ‘raid’ Pizza Hut kitchen to make own pizzas

‘Got scammed during my grandmother’s funeral’: Customer says Uber Eats still charged her $87 for canceled order

‘I’ll deadass look at the ticket where the food is going like three times and still forget’: Outback Steakhouse workers poke fun at their common mistakes

‘Walmart get NOTHINGGGG’: Target worker says he received Oreos for record sales as a thank-you

‘I’d be putting my 5 minutes notice in’: Female truck driver says workplace installed cameras in her truck that stay on when she changes

‘Y’all better start working out and eating healthy’: Woman films nursing students online shopping during lecture

‘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

‘They’re drinking them like juice’: Starbucks barista says she knows Refreshers contain caffeine but ‘still let parents buy it for their kids’

‘Accrued PTO > unlimited’: HR professional shares why unlimited PTO could be bad

‘This all over a f*cking mimosa?’: Server says customer threw tantrum after being told they didn’t have bottomless mimosas

‘They don’t pay attention when you answer their questions… Run, b*tch. Run’: Worker shares ‘red flags’ to look out for during job interview

‘Why are ppl so mad that we want to protect their money???’: Former banker says older white men freaked out whenever she asked for their ID

‘HAD TO TELL ALDI EMPLOYEE’: Shopper tries to use ‘hack’ to avoid paying 25 cents for shopping cart at Aldi. It’s a fail

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