labor

McDonald's drive thru at night with caption 'couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am' (l) car pulled up to McDonald's drive thru window (c) McDonald's drive thru at night with caption 'couldn't get McDonald's bc the person in front of us ordered 45 items at 3am' 'poor guy :( '(r)

‘I wish I would have said no’: McDonald’s worker has to turn customer away after accepting another customer’s 45-item order at 3am

'I don't know who they are trying to feed.'

On Jan 26, 2023 by Jack Alban

server with caption 'a big blank you to the people who walked $300 worth of food and alcohol and the card declined and I had to pay part pf their bill since I was your server. not only did I lose a $55 tip I lost $70 of my own money because of y'all. treat your servers better and don't order blank you can't afford' (l) hand holding credit card up to card reader (c) server with caption 'a big blank you to the people who walked $300 worth of food and alcohol and the card declined and I had to pay part pf their bill since I was your server. not only did I lose a $55 tip I lost $70 of my own money because of y'all. treat your servers better and don't order blank you can't afford' (r)

‘I lost $70 0f my own money’: Server says she was forced to pay customer’s bill after their card declined

'Treat your servers better, and don't order sh*t you can't afford.'

On Jan 26, 2023 by Braden Bjella

woman speaking in car with caption 'when you always have a mishap and you always have something going on' (l) woman speaking in car with caption 'but it stunts your professional growth' (c) woman speaking in car with caption 'do your best to organize your external life' (r)

‘Hard truth: Emergencies don’t consistently happen 4 days a week’: TikToker calls out workers who always have ‘something going on’

'I have a co-worker like this... she's so unreliable.'

On Jan 26, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

job application with reference page empty (l) man speaking with hand out (c) job application with 'range or hourly rate of pay' at '17/hr' (r)

‘You wouldn’t pay that if he had experience’: Manager calls out job applicant asking for $17 an hour with no experience. It backfires

'My daughter started her first job at Target making $18.'

On Jan 26, 2023 by Braden Bjella

former Chipotle employee speaking caption 'so I would eat capfuls of just chicken and I would eat it all the time' (l) Chipotle employee preparing food (c) former Chipotle employee speaking caption 'and until one day I found out Chipotle weighs their food' (r)

‘Chipotle weighs their meat’: Former worker says Chipotle found out he was eating the chicken after weighing it

'Chipotle always finds out.'

On Jan 25, 2023 by Melody Heald

hand on box with Ross label and caption 'This is what 5 years of hard work an d loyalty gets you at Ross/dds' (l) Ross Dress For Less sign on building (c) Ross paper award for employee with caption 'This is what 5 years of hard work an d loyalty gets you at Ross/dds' (r)

‘This is what 5 years of hard work and loyalty gets you’: Ross employee receives paper award for 5 years of service

'What a joke!'

On Jan 25, 2023 by Jack Alban

walmart employee speaking to camera

‘I am operating in an OSHA violation right now’: Walmart employee says store has no running water

'This proves that Walmart doesn’t care about, not only their employees, but their patrons.'

On Jan 24, 2023 by Braden Bjella

person speaking in front of wooden design cabinets (l) clock in front of calendar (c) person speaking in front of wooden design cabinets counting talking points on fingers (r)

‘Of course, they’re gonna go and get new jobs’: Worker says companies can’t keep workers because of inconsistent scheduling

'They don’t wanna pay full time benefits.'

On Jan 20, 2023 by Braden Bjella

person scraping food from one dish into another at table with caption 'Can someone who has worked as a server do a TikTok tutorial of what they'd prefer to have done with stacking dish ware post meal?' (l) person scraping food from one dish into another at table with caption 'Can someone who has worked as a server do a TikTok tutorial of what they'd prefer to have done with stacking dish ware post meal?' (c) post meal dishes stacked neatly at table with caption 'Can someone who has worked as a server do a TikTok tutorial of what they'd prefer to have done with stacking dish ware post meal?' (r)

‘I’ve never been a server. I thought this was common knowledge’: Server shows how they prefer customers leave tables

'I already do that and people think I'm crazy.'

On Jan 18, 2023 by Braden Bjella

woman speaking (l) woman holding belongings packed into box, quitting job concept (c) woman speaking (r)

‘No breaks is 100% illegal’: Woman says she quit job on the first day after they wouldn’t give her breaks

'I didn't eat lunch today.'

On Jan 13, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

person wearing Amazon Labor Union shirt

Amazon fails to overturn New York City warehouse union vote

The company is expected to challenge the decision.

On Jan 12, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

Amazon delivery driver in hole in ground speaking looking up with caption '#Amazon' A blank situation' (l) Amazon delivery truck parked outside of customer's home (c) Amazon delivery driver knees deep in liquid at bottom of hole in ground with caption 'A blank Situation Pt. 2' (r)

‘Hopefully they don’t make me finish my route’: Amazon delivery driver says he fell into customer’s septic tank

'There's a lawsuit somewhere here.'

On Jan 12, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

person looking up at camera in car with caption 'POV you worked at sally beauty in 2020 and the managers forced you to open a credit card. One year later you try buying nail polish and your card declines. So you stop using that card. Turns out the purchase went through and has been accumulating debt for years. And no one will help you... even after driving to the headquarters in Denton TX... 20 phone calls..' (l) Sally Beauty building with sign (c) view of Sally Beauty headquarters from car windshield with caption 'POV you worked at sally beauty in 2020 and the managers forced you to open a credit card. One year later you try buying nail polish and your card declines. So you stop using that card. Turns out the purchase went through and has been accumulating debt for years. And no one will help you... even after driving to the headquarters in Denton TX... 20 phone calls..' (r)

Worker says they were forced to open credit card at Sally Beauty and it ruined their credit after they tried buying 1 nail polish

'The credit card is now in collections.'

On Jan 12, 2023 by Cecilia Lenzen

Walmart employee speaking with hand up and caption 'The TikTok that got me fired after 16 years.' (l) Walmart sign on building with parking lot (c) Walmart employee speaking with hand on Zebra scanner and caption 'The TikTok that got me fired after 16 years.' (r)

‘Why did you get fired for this?’: Walmart employee says she was fired after 16 years over a TikTok video

'I'm lost. Every retail establishment is like this.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Brooke Sjoberg

Instacart shopper on phone at customers porch with delivered groceries (l) Instacart shopper grabbing groceries from customer's porch (c) Instacart shopper taking bags back from customer's porch (r)

‘She must have done the math… these groceries are more than what she’ll probably make in 2 weeks!!’: Instacart shopper filmed taking away customer’s groceries after delivering them

'Maybe she saw that $0 tip.'

On Jan 11, 2023 by Rebekah Harding