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Brooke Sjoberg


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

coffee being poured into cup with caption "Macchiato means the shots go on top" (l) Starbucks menu with caption "Things you might not have known about Starbucks!" (c) hand dispensing water into cup with caption "the water is triple filtered, reverse osmosis" (r)

‘That’s why i crave starbucks water lmao’: Starbucks worker shares things customers may not have known in viral TikTok

'Me thinking blond espresso had less caffeine.'

On Jun 27, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman speaking on couch holding small microphone (l) man binge eating in fridge looking around (c)woman speaking on couch hand up holding small microphone (r)

‘A worldwide tribe of women who have experienced the same thing’: TikToker exposes date she had with Food Network TV host

Several women contacted the TikToker claiming to have similar experiences with the host.

On Jun 25, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman with raised eyebrows (l) $157.20 bill with no tip (r)

‘I am a server, not a servant’: Server calls out her ‘worst table ever’ who insisted their daughter be served alcohol with no ID

'If you wanna be responsible enough to drink, you wanna be responsible enough to bring your ID.'

On Jun 24, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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women outside on restaurant patio seating with caption "went to a singles mixer... and only women showed up"

Woman goes to singles mixer—only women show up, sparking debate

'Somebody literally created a space where men can approach women that want to be approached ... and men saw that as strange.'

On Jun 23, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman holding coffee over background collage of pink slips, layoff notices, etc.

‘The amount of people with more degrees and years of experience who are being laid off by the thousands’: TikToker’s video about job-hunting on LinkedIn sparks debate

'I don't feel hopeful at all.'

On Jun 22, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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young man in front of bins (l) pool (c) young man near pool (r) with caption "person at front desk of the pool make me sign a waiver in case i *unalived* in the pool and then turned the ipad around and asked if i wanted to add a tip. this is getting out of hand"

Man jokes about swimming pool asking him to tip after signing death waiver, sparking debate on tipping culture

'Tipping culture is getting out of control.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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wait staff assignment screen (l) young women in restaurant with caption "we just got a table for 91...." (c) 91 highlighted in data table with caption "WE NOT CLOSING TN" (r)

‘I can’t believe this is allowed’: Restaurant servers get 91-person table, sparking debate

‘How do you even know that many people to eat with.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman in bookstore pointing hand at employee with face mask on (l) face masks laid out on table medical mask protective worker organizing (c) woman in bookstore talking to employee with face mask on (r)

‘I have the right to explain to you that mask doesn’t help’: Woman badgers Half Price Books manager over mask policy

'Why can't people just not be difficult?!'

On Jun 18, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘This notion that everyone is always available really needs to end’: TikToker calls out persistent work emails he receives while on vacation, sparking discussion

'That place does not exist while I’m on vacation.'

On Jun 17, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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woman at desk with caption "watch me explain the ticketmaster refresh strategy to my coworkers while they question me" (l&r) ticketmaster "You Are Now in the Queue 2000+ people in front of you" (c)

‘GIRL I’ve been doing this and I’ve kept it a secret’: Woman shares alleged hack to getting to the front of the queue on Ticketmaster

‘Is this mass sabotage?’

On Jun 16, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture Tech
wings and fries (l&r) young woman with hands covering face (c)

‘It cost more for delivery and tip than the food’: DoorDash customer shows $53 Buffalo Wild Wings order, sparking debate

'I can't justify delivery apps anymore.'

On Jun 15, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Tenant says landlord charged her $20 for one laundry cycle

'I check my bank statement and realized they charged me ... $10 per wash and per dry.'

On Jun 14, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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person showing tags on shirt with caption "Yall be wild but people would do this when I worked at NORDSRROM RACK all the time que oso"

‘People would do this all the time when I worked at Nordstrom Rack too’: Shopper says he found Balmain label stitched into ‘regular’ shirt from T.J. Maxx priced at $300

'Damn, y'all really played the system.'

On Jun 13, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Man at ten or fewer checkout talking to cashier (l) man at ten or fewer checkout pointing up (c) man at ten or fewer checkout pointing up yelling at cashier other employee next to her (r)

‘They had like 50 items, it says ten’: Man shouts at Publix cashier for allowing customers with more than 10 items in express checkout line

'He’s not wrong though…10 items or less means 10 items or less.'

On Jun 11, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Woman lounging in sunglasses caption "when a girl you met at a college lied about her name, age, and every single aspect of her life and you find out her real name and age and realize she's done this at multiple schools in North Carolina" (l) UNC College building with students walking (c) Google image search "sarah ferell unc" photo of woman side by side with "BOLO" over 2 photos warning of woman (r)

‘We were best friends for almost a year’: College student alleges a 24-year-old woman pretended to be a student—something she did four years earlier

'This sounds like a Netflix documentary.'

On Jun 11, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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