All the bad stuff that happens at work. And not just at the office.

Your Uber driver. Your Walmart cashier. Your DoorDash delivery person. Amid the pandemic, these were the essential workers whose jobs kept us going. They pushed back with demands for fair minimum wages and better working conditions in a fight that played out on the For You Page.

These viral flashpoints link together, forming a chain of workers who have changed what it means to exist online. They are creators, holding us accountable, and these are their stories.

TJ Maxx Customer(l) TJ Maxx Store Front(c) Strawberry icing perfume(r)

‘We hold stuff in the front’: TJ Maxx shopper accuses workers of hiding items after finding Strawberry Icing perfume locked in shelf

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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3 panel image of a person talking and the exterior of a Walmart store.

‘I’m waiting on y’all?’: Spark delivery driver demands answers after Walmart canceled her order

‘Not Walmart playing with my Spark money.’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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Lemonade(l), Server talking(c), $5 bill and pennies on tip plate(r)

‘You never once asked me how my lemonade tasted’: Server says customers gaslit her to get out of tipping

‘I’m so confused.’

On by Nina Hernandez
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Two panel design with panel one showing a close up of a woman talking, she has a scarf on her head and seems to be in her apartment. The 2nd panel shows a close up of a salad at a restaurant.

‘Literally make what your preference is at home’: Server begs picky customers not to go out to eat after salad experience with customer

‘Please eat at home.’

On by Vladimir Supica
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Costco Receipt(l) Costco Wholesale Store Front(c) Costco Employee(r)

‘Just be honest’: Costco worker blasts customers who show up without receipts and ask for refund. Especially after he asks them when they made purchase

‘Why do I always get a hard time. they’re not even big ticket items.’

On by Melody Heald
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Walmart Employee testing out Oven; Walmart Sign

‘I look forward to seeing the results of the investigation’: Walmart worker walks into oven to make a shocking revelation about how they really function

‘There’s no way possible.’

On by Nina Hernandez
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Three split of Office Siren looks

‘Office Sirens’ are dividing TikTok: Here’s what the Internet has to say about this controversial trend

Is it cute or an HR fiasco?

On by Stacey Nguyen
Woman sharing experience on TikTok(l) Hilton Hawaiian(c) People on beach(r)

‘Don’t book a stay’: Couple books a room at Hilton Hawaiian. Then they check in

‘I can’t believe that the hotel would allow this to go on so long.’

On by Tiffanie Drayton
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Cheesecake factory worker sharing story on TikTok(l) The Cheesecake Factory Sign(c) Man Signing on paper(r)

‘It was like a cult’: Cheesecake Factory server says customer made her write in her own $75 tip. Why?

‘I hate when they make you practically put on a performance to earn your tip.’

On by Phil West
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Bartender pouring drink(l), Man talking(c), Closed sign(r)

‘I’m sorry’: Austin bartender yells at customer who wouldn’t leave after last call. Then he realizes who it is

‘I would’ve died right there.’

On by Beau Paul
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Three panel image depicting hot sauce packets from Taco Bell in a pile. The 2nd panel shows a man with a mustache and curly hair, he is talking to the camera in his car. The final panel shows the TacoBell Sign from outside.

‘I actually respect this tip more than a lot of others’: DoorDash driver delivers Taco Bell order. Then he sees his tip

‘Taco Bell has done it again.’

On by Brooke Sjoberg
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Target Store(l) Target employee(c) Inside of Target Store(r)

‘At Walmart we get 1 hour lunch’: Target worker reveals which breaks during 8-hour shifts are paid vs. unpaid

‘At my store they wouldn’t give us our second break.’

On by Ljeonida Mulabazi
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Doordash app on phone(l), Driver carrying take out bag to truck(c), Tesla cybertruck(r)

‘DoorDash drivers must be making bank’: Viewers defend DoorDash driver who showed up in a Cybertruck 

‘A $120,000 vehicle doing DoorDash? I’ve seen it all.’

On by Amara Thomas
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Walmart storefront(l), Woman talking with text that says '$45 a hour at Walmart'(c), Walmart checkout area(r)

‘Walmart will fire you for that’: Woman reveals how she gets paid $45 an hour to work at Walmart

‘The math ain’t mathing.’

On by Phil West
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holding a resume(l) Man sharing story on ghost Jobs(c) Man working in small cubicle(r)

‘He is telling the truth!’: Expert shares how to tell if you’re actually applying for a ‘ghost’ job

‘Ghost jobs should be illegal.’

On by Grace Rampaul
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