Julia’s first TikTok to hit a million views came at a price—her job.

The video, from April 23, 2024, shows Julia working as a barista at Foxtrot—the “elevated” convenience store chain with dozens of locations in Chicago, Texas, and Washington, DC, and known for coffee, upscale groceries, wine, and its own delivery app. The caption says, “found out 2 hours before that our company was closing nationwide!!!” Julia shows herself clumsily making her last latte and pans the camera around the store, where customers are still sitting with their laptops. “There are all these people here. What do we tell them?” READ MORE