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‘Don’t give up, we believe in you’: Man goes to McDonald’s drive-thru 14 days in a row, demanding a Snack Wrap

'It was worth a shot soldier, keep pushing ... someone will make it.'

On May 26, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL

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‘How do they swing this unprofessionalism?’: Cheeky Gen Z work calendar sparks debate

'Friday the 13th? Yah... not coming in.'

On May 26, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL

Empty office chairs in office caption 'Come into office they said' (l) empty office chairs in office caption 'Come into the office they said' 'Experience the culture they said' (r)

‘Literally pointless’: Worker goes into empty office after being asked to experience company’s ‘culture,’ sparking debate

'I get asked to go in as it’s important. I turn up. It’s empty. So tell me again why I’m here?'

On May 26, 2022 by Maria Poggi

Internet Culture

Newsletter: America’s worst congresswoman

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On May 26, 2022 by Ramon Ramirez, Claire Goforth

Internet Culture

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Worker says she was a ‘personality hire’ in viral video, sparking debate

'My boss straight up told me that they hired me because of my personality.'

On May 26, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

TikToker Michael Le enters Web3 with new crypto-based gaming start-up Joystick

‘For any influencer that wants to be a part of it, I think they need to educate themselves first before doing anything because it’s a very unregulated space.’

On May 26, 2022 by Grace Stanley

Internet Culture Passionfruit

Twitter agrees to $150 million fine for using email addresses to target ads

Twitter mislead users about what it was doing with email addresses.

On May 26, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech

TikToker Zoi Lerma shares how she keeps up with her 5.6 million followers

'There are millions of people everyday showing off their work and talents, so why shouldn’t you?’

On May 26, 2022 by Grace Stanley

Internet Culture Passionfruit

hand opening door (l) door unable to open fully due to oven (c) tiny kitchen (r) with captions 'reality of NYC apartment hunting and the absurd prices' 'imagine paying $4000 per month to get whacked with the door anytime you use the stove and someone comes home'

‘Whacked with the door any time you use the stove’: TikToker shows what $4,000 will get renters in New York, sparking debate

'Imagine living in NYC on purpose.'

On May 26, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture

woman in hallway (l) hand holding christian dior purse (c) two women taking selfie (r) with caption 'Dior SA disrespected my mom so I did this...'

‘This video isn’t the flex you think it is fam’: Woman ‘pretty womans’ Dior after worker allegedly disrespects her mom, sparking debate

‘Ugh can you believe they thought we were POOR.'

On May 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL

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‘We’re not back in the day anymore’: Recruiter on LinkedIn says people shouldn’t wear hoodies to Zoom interviews, sparking debate

'A nice suit would show that you care about the job.'

On May 25, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL

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‘Would not leave me alone’: People waiting outside the Phoebe Bridgers concert were recruited by Scientologists in Tampa

'They knew phoebe’s demographic and POUNCED.'

On May 25, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

‘I am not their customer, and they need to take it down’: Woman puts cafe on blast for using video of her for free marketing

'They followed me down the street when I was minding my business.'

On May 25, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL

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‘This is why you never use work equipment for anything other but work’: TikToker exposes the ‘creepy’ surveillance software in action that bosses use to spy on workers

'Yeah, not creepy at all.'

On May 25, 2022 by Jack Alban

IRL

‘This is a marketing strategy’: Walmart under fire for commercialized Juneteenth products

'My cholesterol telling me it's a marketing strategy'

On May 25, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL