woman sitting at table caption 'Was anyone an extremely hard worker for their minimum wage job in highschool? Like such a good, extra worker that your manager would put you on every week with the most lazy, incompetent co-worker just because she knew that you would feel obligated to pick up their slack when they didn't do their job? Me too.' (l) peanuts on cash on white background minimum wage concept (c) woman sitting at table caption 'Was anyone an extremely hard worker for their minimum wage job in highschool? Like such a good, extra worker that your manager would put you on every week with the most lazy, incompetent co-worker just because she knew that you would feel obligated to pick up their slack when they didn't do their job? Me too.' (r)

‘Single-handedly keeping a business alive at 17’: Woman reflects on what it was like being ‘an extremely hard worker’ for a minimum wage job in high school

'Being the only reliable worker in a restaurant full of adults.'

On Nov 12, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
Three screenshots showing a person looking at the camera. The text overlay reads 'I know look like a bitch now but... she was PURE evil.'

‘This trend is vile’: TikTok’s ‘pro-bullying trend’ gets called out for being mean-spirited

'Why are y’all proud of creating that kind of lasting damage on people?'

On Oct 26, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

IRL
sexist dress code

‘Our bodies aren’t distracting, you’re just disgusting’: High school student calls out school dress code for being sexist during assembly

'If student clothing makes staff uncomfortable that staff doesn’t need to be around minors.'

On Sep 13, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

IRL
woman opening laptop with caption '*Sees a Facebook message come in from my high school janitor*' (l) Facebook messenger messages 'How old are you now' (c) woman closing laptop (r)

‘If he was a hot janitor you’d be into it’: TikToker shamed for sharing message from high school janitor asking how old she is now

'His behavior was inappropriate. Period.'

On Sep 1, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

Internet Culture
man speaking outside (l) medical pills on top of each other yellow white blue (c) man hand on collar bone looking left shocked expression speaking (r)

‘It’s not their kid to give a prescription to’: Father says son’s high school prescribed him anti-depressants without notifying him, sparking debate

'This will help a lot of kids whose families don’t believe in kids being depressed.'

On Jul 3, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

IRL
woman at goodwill grabbing heart shaped artwork she made (l) writing underneath scrapped paint off of artwork from goodwill she made (c) woman holding artwork she made up at goodwill (r)

‘It’s nice to find a relic of the past’: TikToker finds handmade gift she made 10 years ago for her ex-boyfriend at Goodwill

'On the flip side, you can now tell ppl that your artwork was for sale at a multimillion dollar store.'

On Jun 28, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL
man joking and smiling

‘The things she put me threw haunt me still’: TikToker says his 23-year-old teacher sexually assaulted him when he was 16

He says she snuck into his bedroom window every night for months.

On May 2, 2022 by Lauren Castro

IRL
student outside in parkinglot while students are cleaning bus for class (l) boxes stacked against wall the students have been delivering for team (c) student showing new football field (r)

‘American education is a joke’: High School student says his teacher forces students to do favors for the football team during class

'You're learning the current economic system: exploited labor.'

On Apr 30, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

IRL
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‘Knew him since I was like 12 too’: Former student shares message from high school counselor asking her for a threesome

'Major grooming vibes.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

IRL
man from feet down sneakers caption 'Principal: you can't operate a business on school grounds' (l) Student hand holding paper caption 'Got suspended from school for having a business...' (c) Show with custom laces caption ' Me: Say hello to TikTok I'll be selling more laces while suspended'(r)

‘Other people make TikToks at school all the time’: Student suspended for ‘promoting his business’ at school, sparking debate

'Isn't school supposed to set you up for success? This is success.'

On Mar 29, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
A woman pointing (L) and a boy wearing a crop top (R).

‘Your moms are really proud of you’: Boys wear crop tops to show double standard of girls’ dress code

'Gen Z is creating a world that I will be comfortable birthing a daughter into.'

On Dec 3, 2021 by Dan Latu

IRL
Students walking down a hallway with hands in the air.

‘Laughing is a completely normal trauma response’: Viral TikTok of students laughing after Oxford High School shooting sparks debate

'I'd be the one laughing because it's either that, or a fill-on panic attack.'

On Dec 3, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Tech
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White high school student filmed throwing phone at Black substitute teacher

The school district said it referred the matter to law enforcement.

On Nov 22, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez

IRL
students suspended over viral tiktok, police officers also present

‘My sister is not a threat’: Police called, over 50 students allegedly suspended for participating in viral TikTok challenge

A cop allegedly told students 'if he seen the kids doing this at school he’d shoot them.'

On Nov 21, 2021 by Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

Internet Culture IRL
San Francisco high school walked out after their school organized an antiabortion assembly.

‘We love critical thinkers’: High school students protest anti-abortion assembly in viral TikTok

'She compared Holocaust deaths to abortion.'

On Oct 26, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL