man speaking (l) man with blocks labeled ' work' on his back walking on blue floor (c) man speaking (r)

‘Why you working so hard? The world is ending’: TikToker urges viewers to ‘take a load off’ at their jobs, sparking debate about work-life balance

'The only reason your office should have politics is if your office is inside a congressional building.'

On Jul 4, 2022 by Jack Alban

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woman shocked expression caption 'Just call her Karen...' (l) buying house concept hand giving keys with house keychain to o-pen hand (c) Woman annoyed expression caption 'Just call her Karen...' (r)

‘Normalize blocking parents’: TikToker purchased her mother’s house at market price—but her mom asked for it back for free to give to her ‘more deserving’ brother

'It definitely took me a long time to learn being treated this way is wrong…'

On May 29, 2022 by Dan Latu

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Man greenscreen TikTok pointing over instacart messages caption 'I just saw the donuts were refunded. If possible, kindly replace with the glaze donuts Thank you... Are you almost done? I have three other orders That's ridiculous' (l) Instacart logo on light pink background (c) man greenscreen TikTok caption 'Listen, I'm in the middle of cooking and in a few minutes sitting down for Sunday dinner. Listen, it's Sunday and I'm shopping for u. And ur being rude to me. Call instacart. Simple. End of story.' (r)

‘Frozen stuff would easily have melted’: Customer learns Instacart worker is shopping for 3 customers at once, demands he cancel her order

'They assigned me three orders because I'm assuming no other shoppers are taking the orders.'

On May 29, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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McDonald's new cup sealer with drink in it caption 'McDonald's are giving us new equipment to try out this one is so satisfying' (l) McDonald's new cup sealer with employee loading drink caption 'McDonald's are giving us new equipment to try out this one is so satisfying' (c) Mcdonald's new drink sealer with finished sealed drink in it caption 'McDonald's are giving us new equipment to try out this one is so satisfying' (r)

‘No more spilt delivery drinks’: McDonald’s employee reveals new lid machine, sparking debate

Some viewers have jokingly called the sealed drinks 'McBoba Tea.'

On May 29, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Woman speaking with two fingers up caption ''I've decided that it's time -I'm putting in my 2 weeks notice, so my last day will be 2 weeks from today'' (l) Calendar with pin and writing on 20th 'quit job!' (c) Woman standing arms out caption 'My boss literally not accepting my 2 weeks.' (r)

‘I guess I didn’t quit?’: TikToker put in her two weeks notice—but says her boss didn’t accept it because she’s leaving to be a full-time mom

'You are quitting for another job.. being a mom is a job.'

On May 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Woman in wheelchair pushing wheelchair accessible automatic door button caption 'just cut the video at the stairs' (l) Woman opening door by hand after button doesn't work caption 'just cut the video at the stairs' (c) woman in electric wheelchair showing stairs at wheelchair accessible area caption 'just cut the video at the stairs' (r)

‘Wheelchair accessible, my ass’: Disabled TikToker shows ‘accessible’ entrance that leads to stairs

'What’s even the point of having a door opening button if u get in and it’s just STAIRS???'

On May 28, 2022 by Maria Poggi

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‘I thought he treated them like family’: Jeffree Star is selling Yak meat from his Star Yak Ranch—and many fans are shocked

"Star killing yaks...is a pivot I genuinely did not see coming."

On May 28, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Man at Asian market pointing to chicken on rack (l) Man at Asian market sniffing durian fruit caption 'This food should be illegal' (c) Man at Asian market holding spicy noodles (r)

‘During AAPI heritage month?’: TikToker called out for claiming Asian grocery store has ‘a pet store’

"Even if his intent wasn't to be racist, it still comes off that way."

On May 28, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘The micro-aggressions!’: Black substitute teacher says teachers at predominantly white school assumed he was not supposed to be there

'You didn't owe them anything.'

On May 28, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Ross interior cart at checkout full to brim with shoes (l) Ross exterior with woman shouting at closed doors with Ross employees inside caption 'SISTERS POV' (c) Woman holding items at checkout Ross employee yelling over counter while employee is on stand by (r)

‘This is a tactic’: Woman brings 3 carts full of items to Ross register after closing time—then the transaction doesn’t go through

Several viewers believe the woman was attempting to steal.

On May 28, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Chewy cardboard shipping box heavily damaged (l) woman shocked expression hand behind head (c) Chewy shipping box date caption 'Ship Date 02Feb21' (r)

‘Where have you been?’: TikToker says Chewy order came ‘mangled’ and over a year late

'That's not Chewy's fault. That's the fault of the carrier.'

On May 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Dentist quote for root canal total $3,099.16 caption 'Madness' (l) Woman pointing finger down towards caption 'Root canal in America' (c) Airplane interior with captions '$1167 in total! STILL CHEAPER THAN $3099 7 days in Turkey Root Canal-$160 All inclusive hotel-$200 flights-$807' (r)

‘American health system is a joke’: TikToker flies to Turkey to avoid paying over $3000 for a root canal in the U.S.

'That is why my family mostly go to Mexico to get it fixed if they can.'

On May 28, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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man at laptop speaking hand up caption 'To when they give me the bill' (l) Man in hospital bed caption 'i spent the last 24 hours in a Moroccan Hospital'(c) Man holding bill up at laptop caption 'And it came out to 31 US dollars' (r)

‘Waiting in the lobby of a US hospital would cost you 20k’: TikToker spends a night in Moroccan hospital for only $31, sparking debate

'Umm...do americans not realise it's like this almost everywhere in the world…'

On May 28, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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Woman organizing in classroom caption 'Last Wednesday 8:15am I had my end of year meeting where it was clear that my needs were going to continue being ignored' (l) Woman driving holding school ID caption 'Monday May 16, 2022' 'I quit teaching' (c) Woman with student holding handmade paperclip necklace caption 'I went back Friday for a final goodbye It was hard.' (r)

‘We just can’t do it anymore’: Teacher quits her job in viral video, sparking debate

'There are soooo many wonderful teachers leaving.'

On May 28, 2022 by Jack Alban

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Woman Grenscreen tiktok upset hand on head over other woman's tiktok caption 'When the neurologist and the developmental pediatrician said you can't heal autism.....well we did!' (l) woman pointing to caption 'Crunchy cult on Insta This blank is truly fckd' (c) Woman greenscreen tiktok over instagram story caption 'Favorite conspiracy Human trafficking w/in eletes especially children 4 rituals, sacrifice & obtain adrenochrome I believe yes. There's so many testimonies from survivors. And the pirate that is in a court case right now is also in a movie that has an @drenochrom3 scene. You can also buy online' (r)

‘Horrified but not surprised’: A TikToker is calling out the ‘crunchy’ parents for spreading conspiracy theories on social media

'This kinda makes me really sad,'

On May 27, 2022 by Jack Alban

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