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‘Try not to get scammed, because it’s not fun’: Airbnb guest says host tried to blame $2,500 of damage on them

'This app has made me never want to stay in those places.'

On Oct 7, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Y’all got little Damion sitting over here spending his birthday money on a f*cking happy meal’: McDonald’s employee calls out parents who make their kids pay for their food

'Why are you teaching a child, that has no means of making money, how money works?'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Lauren Castro

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‘We can fight for better wages without putting another group of people down’: Woman called out for criticizing increasing wages for fast food workers

'Be mad that a teacher isn't making enough, be mad the minimum wage hasn't been raised for EVERYONE.'

On Oct 6, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

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‘I’m sorry Chipotle but you gotta lower your f**king prices’: Customer slams chain for allegedly charging $20 per burrito bowl

'Chipotle used to be 6.50.'

On Oct 4, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘He really had the AUDACITY’: Customer claims Dunkin’ worker scammed him out of $2, wouldn’t give him a receipt

'MAN HAVE I BEEN GETTING SCAMMED THIS WHOLE TIME.'

On Sep 25, 2022 by Melody Heald

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‘I dont know you like that… the audacity!’: Man asks co-worker for a ride home—before he knew his name

'I ain't even been there two weeks yet. I don't even know bro name.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Jack Alban

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‘If you’re making less than $25 an hour right now, you should be terrified’: Business creator shows how wages under $25 an hour don’t meet average expenses

'I make more money than I ever have in my life and I still can’t do more than barely scrape by.'

On Sep 24, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘You can buy a pizza!’: Man slams Citibank’s emails promoting $40 bonus for opening savings account

'Ah yes, I’ve finally saved enough money to earn a free tank of gas.'

On Sep 19, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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‘Don’t fly Air France’: TikToker slams Air France for putting her family in economy after paying $12,000 for premium seats

'I paid $12,000 so that I wouldn’t have to sit in economy with my baby on my lap for a 17-hour flight.'

On Sep 18, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL

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‘I woulda walked out with a drink and chips in hand lmao’: Shopper finds credit card skimmer at 7-Eleven

'The look on his face says that it's his.'

On Sep 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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man speaking in front of wooden door pointing finger with DoorDash virtual receipt 'Royaltea 1x Signature Milk Tea $6.50 Subtotal $6.50 Regulatory Response Fee $1.50 Tax $0.46 Delivery Fee $7.99 Service Fee $0.98 Small Order Fee $2.50 Dasher Tip $3.00 Total $22.93' (l) hand holding DoorDash app open on phone on white background (c) man speaking in front of wooden door with DoorDash virtual receipt 'Royaltea 1x Signature Milk Tea $6.50 Subtotal $6.50 Regulatory Response Fee $1.50 Tax $0.46 Delivery Fee $7.99 Service Fee $0.98 Small Order Fee $2.50 Dasher Tip $3.00 Total $22.93' (r)

‘What is the need for a small order fee?’: DoorDash customer calls out ‘unnecessary’ fees resulting in $23 milk tea order

'I got an 'expanded range fee' for something 3 miles away from me.'

On Sep 11, 2022 by Melody Heald

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woman laying in bed speaking caption 'When my coworker asks to get dinner after work but my biweekly paycheck came out to $1086 and my rent is $1076.28' (l) hand accepting paycheck from employers hand (c) woman laying in bed speaking caption 'When my coworker asks to get dinner after work but my biweekly paycheck came out to $1086 and my rent is $1076.28' (r)

‘My social life is closed till next paycheck after that’: Worker can’t go out for dinner because her paycheck is $1086 and rent is $1076, sparking discussion

'Idk how people are surviving.'

On Sep 3, 2022 by Braden Bjella

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‘And he ended up cheating on me again’: Woman says she had boyfriend buy her nose job after catching him cheating

'Gotta use them to our advantage like they use us.'

On Aug 15, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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woman greenscreen TikTok pointing over email caption 'Offer Update! Hey Jessica, After speaking with the CM and HR they have agreed to raise the offer amount from blank.38 to blank.71. Please...' (l) woman speaking in car caption 'SAY NO TO LOW WAGES!!!!' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok pointing over email caption 'blank.71 an hour is not a livable wage and most certainly is far below what I deserve, given my expertise and knowledge in the field. I would need at least blank.50 an hour to justify leaving my current job' (r)

‘STOP ACCEPTING LOW OFFERS JUST TO BE EMPLOYED!’: Worker says job increased rate by only 33 cents after she asked for a higher offer

'The last time .33/hr made any meaningful difference was the '90s.'

On Aug 8, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

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‘They’re ripping you off’: TikToker claims Walmart is charging more for items at checkout than listed price

'They're purposefully marking up prices because most people are not gonna check that when they're checking out.'

On Aug 7, 2022 by Melody Heald

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