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Editor’s note: In the age of the attention economy, social media has the power to change lives by propelling any ordinary Joe to celebrity status in an instant. But what happens when that 15 minutes of fame ends? Sixth Tone is republishing five stories from “After the Spotlight Fades,” a 10-part series by The Paper

She called me three days later. Both reimbursements would be processed that week. And there would be changes to the management structure, details she couldn’t share, but my report had been taken seriously. And so had two others she hadn’t known about until I came in. Daniel was removed from his role by the end of the month. A new manager came in. My $160 showed up in payroll like