Gisselle Hernandez

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.

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Uber Eats delivery driver speaking in car caption 'I was arrested doing Ubereats' (l) Uber Eats delivery bag being handed to customer (c) Uber Eats delivery driver speaking in car caption 'I was arrested doing Ubereats' (r)

‘Sounds like our schools are turning into prison grounds’: UberEats driver says he was arrested after delivering food to a school’s superintendent

'Reasonable suspicion of what?'

On Aug 21, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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woman speaking hands out caption 'No one does the customer surveys. You force your cashiers to push it and it is more stress on them. Corporations need to do better by you' (l) woman speaking with apron on caption 'I make as much as my assistant manager without bonuses.' (c) woman speaking hands out caption 'No one does the customer surveys. You force your cashiers to push it and it is more stress on them. Corporations need to do better by you' 'And Karen's/Ken's will always do a bad survey, even after fixing it.' (r)

‘Corporations need to do better by you’: Manager says corporate’s use of customer surveys cost her a bonus despite $1 million in revenue

'If you have an issue with the company, and not the store itself. Don't use surveys to rate lower.'

On Aug 19, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Tay Beep Boop on yellow background with pink swirls

Tay BeepBoop has TikTok captivated with her whimsical home DIYs

The TikToker gets real about managing mental health and the burnout of hustle culture.

On Aug 16, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

Internet Culture

Little Caesars pizza box open with pizza on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (l) tablet pizza box and paper towels set up on cardboard box on hardwood floor caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (c) cardboard box with tablet and pizza box on top on hardwood floor next to other Little Caesars pizza box caption 'POV: you just had enough to get the apartment' (r)

’Food and shelter, you winning’: Woman moves into new apartment and has no money for furniture, sparking debate

'You had enough for pizza tho, that’s a win.'

On Aug 12, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘These people are not your friends’: Employee says you can’t trust co-workers, sparking debate

'Just like how u were never friends w/ ppl u did group projects with in school…u are not friends w/ ppl u wrk with.'

On Aug 5, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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woman with caption 'how to do voiceovers at-home (no studio)' (l) order page with caption 'POV: when your voice is shot and you have orders piling up that all require you to talk, sob emoji' (c) woman speaking to phone on stand with caption 'The Setup' (r)

‘No talking for the next 24 hours!’: Remote voice-over artist says she can’t complete work orders since her voice is shot due to Covid-19

'Usually you will lose money on [sick] days unless you have passive income set up.'

On Aug 3, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘Why are you guys giving notice. The company doesn’t care’: Worker says she was fired same day she gave 3-weeks’ notice

'Giving my boss a 3-week notice before quitting because I’m nice and so she has time to find someone new.'

On Jul 27, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘I was always being treated differently from my other white coworkers’: Starbucks barista says she was fired after telling supervisor to not call Black people ‘aggressive’

'She told me not to pull any little race card with her and tried to get me kicked out of the store.'

On Jul 24, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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young woman with pink bottle and caption 'just realized i never quit my job at target 5 years ago' (l) Target sign (c) young woman with caption 'do i still work at a target?' (r)

‘Do I still work at Target?’: Woman asks TikTok if she’s still technically employed as she never quit her job 5 years ago

'I guess I also still work at David’s Bridal.'

On Jul 22, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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'Break the Record Day!' flyer from Chick-fil-A (l) man with hand on head in disbelief (c) close up of the flyer with 'the most amount of cars in one hour (262!)' (r) all with caption 'What did the chick fila employees do to deserve this'

‘What did the Chick-fil-A employees do to deserve this?’: Customers encouraged to break drive-thru record of ‘most amount of cars served’ in an hour, sparking debate

'That’s the day the employees need to go on strike.'

On Jul 20, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Modern Warrior's GF speaking hand out (l) Woman speaking (c) Modern Warrior speaking hand out (r)

Indigenous creators criticize Modern Warrior for comments about ‘white passing’ people (updated)

One TikToker said the comments were giving 'colonizer energy.'

On Jul 19, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

IRL

BeReal memes capture the chaotic nature of the anti-Instagram app loved by Gen Z

Users imagine what Drake's BeReals would look like.

On Jul 19, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

Internet Culture

woman speaking in car hand on mouth caption 'What's wren?? I have my daughter on my tiktok so I'm curious' (l) woman hand on head caption 'Me deleting any TikTok my daughter is in, removing tons of followers from my Instagram and setting it to private after hearing about Wren. Dear Jesus, we are ready for you.' (c) woman speaking in car hands together caption 'Whats sad is that now this gives more attention' (r)

TikTok moms are removing videos of their children following concerns of exploitation of 3-year-old Wren Eleanor

'You can control the content you post of your own children on social media.'

On Jul 17, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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‘The customer is not always the f*cking bad guy’: TikToker says grocery store worker shouted at her for asking about mac and cheese price, sparking debate

'Some people are being rude to the general public for like no reason.'

On Jul 15, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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Jesse McCartney on light grey background

‘He yelled at me in front of the other actors’: Former celeb makeup artist says Jesse McCartney brought her to tears (updated)

'Funny how he sings that beautiful soul song when he’s the one who is ugly inside.'

On Jul 14, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

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