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As an editorial intern at The Daily Dot, I covered viral online content and internet culture. I pitched and wrote stories about popular TikTok videos, focusing on informing readers of the larger cultural context of the respective posts. I also worked on an enterprise project that covered the changing dynamics of the workplace, focusing on Gen Z office culture.

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For Gen Z, office culture is nostalgic and glamorous

When Ben Chipman first read through the contract for his summer internship position at LinkedIn, he made sure to pay close attention to one section in particular: social media policies.

For Chipman, a senior at Duke University, it was important to ensure that taking the position wouldn’t restrict his budding TikTok presence, which includes posting about his life, and in turn, his career.

Chipman’s TikTok account has garnered 1 million likes and nearly 7,000 followers since he started posting s
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TikToker says millennial-aged managers value work flexibility more than other generations

A TikToker and former human resources worker’s video about what it’s like to work under a millennial-aged manager went viral and sparked a conversation about the generational gap in work flexibility attitudes.

Karen (@stuffkarensays) posted a video Aug. 3 and acted out hypothetical worker statements and the responses she says they would receive from managers who are millennials or were born in the 1980s or ‘90s.

“Telling your millennial manager about your plan for the week,” Karen wrote in a t
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Teacher compares salary with advanced degree to less demanding position, sparking debate about pay

A teacher said in a viral TikTok that she will receive only a $3,000 salary increase following the completion of a master’s degree, igniting discussion among commenters about fair wages.

In a TikTok posted on July 25, Ms. Zak (@ms.zak) said her salary is expected to go from $53,000 to $56,000 per year after she finished a master’s degree in education.

“My friend, who only has a bachelor’s degree, makes about $30,000 more than me (while working less hours),” Zak wrote in a text overlay.

The vi
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TikToker says man on Amtrak was caught masturbating next to sleeping woman, children

A TikToker claims a man masturbated on an Amtrak next to a sleeping woman and children. She’s now encouraging viewers to stay vigilant against predators.

User Mars (@bxbymars_) posted a video Saturday while aboard an Amtrak, showing a man leaving the train while passengers call for repercussions against him.

In a text overlay, Mars wrote the man was “j***king off next to a sleeping woman and children.”

Several passengers off-camera also say the man was “jerking off” in the video.

“Somebody n
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Worker films herself and co-worker dancing—one of them got let go

After a white TikToker posted a video of herself and a Black co-worker dancing, the creator said her co-worker was immediately fired for missing shifts, sparking a debate among commenters.

Faith Riggs (@faithriggs5) posted a video Saturday of herself and her co-worker dancing together during a shift at The Art Hotel in Denver. The text overlay reads, “Guess which one of us got fired after this.”

“I wish this was a joke,” Riggs wrote in the caption. “Saddest day ever.”

The video, which was see
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Man says he lives in Amy Coney Barrett’s old house and is ‘gearing up to get hate crimed’

A TikTok video went viral after the creator said he lives in Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s former house and is “gearing up to get hate crimed” in response to Friday’s Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Nick Kloska (@friednick) posted a video on Monday of himself walking around his home; the text overlay says he lives in Coney Barrett’s former home in South Bend, Indiana. Kloska said he was anticipating protesters outside his home due to its connection to the Sup
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Nurse goes viral for video on 'a world post-Roe v. Wade'

A labor and delivery nurse went viral on TikTok after sharing concerns for patients seeking medical abortions given the reversal of the constitutional right to abortion on Friday.

Jillian Phillips (@jillian_rn4) posted a video Saturday, reacting to the news of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which took away the constitutional right for pregnant individuals to choose to have an abortion.

“I am not ready to be a la
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Woman calls on ‘grenades’ and other women who appeared on ‘Jersey Shore’ to come forward

A TikToker is calling on women who appeared on Jersey Shore to share their experiences now that the hit reality show has been off-air for nearly a decade. Her now-viral video sparked a conversation about what went on behind the scenes of the series.

In a video posted Sunday, Nikki McCusker (@nikki_mackk) says she is ready for women who appeared as romantic interests of the show’s cast members to come forward with their “side of the story.”

“I know your NDAs are up, and I’m ready for you to spi
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Woman says mom kicked her out of brother’s wedding

After a woman’s viral TikTok showed her mom kicking her out of her brother’s wedding, she said there’s no family animosity over the incident.

Sophia Kim (@sophiainsydney) on Saturday posted the video, which showed a compilation of clips from her brother’s wedding in Croatia before she revealed in a voiceover that she was kicked out for being drunk. She said she was nervous about the speech she was giving that night, which led her to drink wine and tequila shots.

In a text overlay on the video,
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'I’m gonna make you famous': Karen throws boxes at Hispanic workers and tells them to get out of her country

A Hispanic man hired for trash removal is pressing charges against a customer after a viral video showed her throwing boxes at him and his colleagues and telling them to “get out of her country.”

In a series of TikToks posted Thursday, user JC (@jcabuelo) shared an encounter with a white woman he captured on video in which she alleged he and his colleagues were trying to overcharge her by $200 for their services before she called the police on them. She also claimed in the video that the men as
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‘I’ll never forget the look on the doctor’s face’: Woman says expired sunscreen burned her forehead

A woman’s TikTok has gone viral after she said expired sunscreen burned her face.

In a May 25 video, Morgan Vacala (@morganvacala) said she got a second-degree burn on her forehead after using expired sunscreen.

The video, which had 5 million views by Tuesday, shows photos of Vacala’s progress healing from the burn. “Yup, that’s me,” the popular audio attached to the video says. “You’re probably wondering how I ended up in this situation.”

“I’ll never forget the look on the doctor’s face,” Va
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‘They thought it was appropriate to ask me this question?’: Online job application asks for applicant’s stance on abortion

A TikToker sparked a debate about whether it’s appropriate to share personal views during the job application process after he said an online job application asked for his stance on abortion.

Kyle Rehl (@kylerehl) said in a May 30 video he was applying for a job online, and he was asked to provide a minimum 200-word paragraph on his personal stance on abortion.

“Can someone tell me why I was filling out this random job application and they thought it was appropriate to ask me this question?” R