A TikToker complained about being unable to leave work 5 minutes early, sparking a conversation about the rigidity and rules of corporate life

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Many workers think commuting is a waste of both time and money.

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This TikTok influencer is quitting to work 9-to-5, and expects to earn less

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Influencers can make big money on TikTok but it's not always a stable career.

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Music on TikTok is disappearing amid battle with Universal Music Group. Can it make photos work?

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Taylor Swift's record label, Universal Music Group, is in a fight with TikTok. Now the social platform apparently is encouraging creators to post more photos.

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This husband and wife are the biggest trolls on TikTok — and it pays

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Christi Fritz and her husband Seth in their prank videos. They're perhaps the biggest trolls on TikTok.

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TikTok is kind of bad now, right? The emphasis on shopping really bums me out.

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TikTok, an app I used to spend at least 45 minutes scrolling through before bed. Now it's changed — for the worse.

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A TikToker apologizes for slamming a Gen Z worker who skipped an 8 a.m. meeting for a fitness class

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Gen Zers are putting their personal lives and hobbies above working.

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I got paid to let TikTok users decide how I spent my money for a month. Their choices surprised me.

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Rana Ahmed dressed as a burrito for Halloween.

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The Worst YouTube Apology Videos of All Time

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One of the most maligned tropes of the social media age is the infamous apology video. Whether it be blackface, showing a dead body to children, posting racist tweets, a convention gone wrong, or texting minors, there have been plenty of apology videos posted in the last decade of YouTube’s popularity.

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TikTok influencer posts her five-figure monthly earnings online. She says pay transparency is as 'authentic' as it gets

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Victoria Paris posts lifestyle content that includes get-ready-with-me videos and mini-vlogs of her day.

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I left my teaching job and went to Costco. I thought I'd only work there temporarily, but now I've climbed its corporate ladder and make more money — I feel safe here.

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Maggie Perkins started working at her local Costco after she felt burned out as a teacher. Now she's a corporate trainer in Costco's marketing department.

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