Karen Kilgariff
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Right. So when I first Googled this, a couple of Huffington Post articles came up and one that I really liked is by a girl named, believe it or not, Elizabeth Licorice. And great. That's a great stage name. Oh my God, she wins. Yeah. Amazing. She's all red and her skin is twisted. Uh-huh. No, no.
Right. So when I first Googled this, a couple of Huffington Post articles came up and one that I really liked is by a girl named, believe it or not, Elizabeth Licorice. And great. That's a great stage name. Oh my God, she wins. Yeah. Amazing. She's all red and her skin is twisted. Uh-huh. No, no.
Delete that. Stephen, mark that concept. Okay, so she wrote an article called Lululemon's Cult Culture, Get Fit or Die Trying. So this girl started working at Lululemon. That's how you pronounce it, right? Lululemon? Yeah.
Delete that. Stephen, mark that concept. Okay, so she wrote an article called Lululemon's Cult Culture, Get Fit or Die Trying. So this girl started working at Lululemon. That's how you pronounce it, right? Lululemon? Yeah.
It sounds right? It's how it's spelled and that's what I assumed.
It sounds right? It's how it's spelled and that's what I assumed.
Lululemon? I think it's Lululemon. But there's an extra... Lululemon would be... There's too many Lus. All right. So I think it's Lululemon. Let's call it... Let's not give a shit. Okay. All right. So... I think you're right. I think you're right. It has... This girl worked there. And so she's talking about what a creepy culture this business has.
Lululemon? I think it's Lululemon. But there's an extra... Lululemon would be... There's too many Lus. All right. So I think it's Lululemon. Let's call it... Let's not give a shit. Okay. All right. So... I think you're right. I think you're right. It has... This girl worked there. And so she's talking about what a creepy culture this business has.
which is very funny because like when I worked at the Gap in the 90s and I only worked there for a year, I really hated it. But it is this thing where they want you as a person that's getting paid shit and mostly working part-time so they don't have to give you full-time benefits and all that stuff. But they still want you to really dig into this.
which is very funny because like when I worked at the Gap in the 90s and I only worked there for a year, I really hated it. But it is this thing where they want you as a person that's getting paid shit and mostly working part-time so they don't have to give you full-time benefits and all that stuff. But they still want you to really dig into this.
Yeah, this, the culture, the retail culture of like, and if you sell this, you'll get this and we have to get our numbers up here. Meanwhile, Dawn Fisher, the owner at the time, was making like billions of dollars. Ew, I hate that. So I can see where that was in the 90s. It's now, you know, 20 years later and they have refined this concept.
Yeah, this, the culture, the retail culture of like, and if you sell this, you'll get this and we have to get our numbers up here. Meanwhile, Dawn Fisher, the owner at the time, was making like billions of dollars. Ew, I hate that. So I can see where that was in the 90s. It's now, you know, 20 years later and they have refined this concept.
So it's like branding and marketing and, you know, lifestyle choices and it's all that kind of stuff. I bet it's the kind of thing where they don't call you an employee. They call you like a team member or whatever the fuck. The Thighmaster. So this girl, yeah, this girl worked there and talked about that...
So it's like branding and marketing and, you know, lifestyle choices and it's all that kind of stuff. I bet it's the kind of thing where they don't call you an employee. They call you like a team member or whatever the fuck. The Thighmaster. So this girl, yeah, this girl worked there and talked about that...
She said, Lululemon wants you to know it's elevating the world from mediocrity to greatness and creating components for people to live long, healthy and fun lives.
She said, Lululemon wants you to know it's elevating the world from mediocrity to greatness and creating components for people to live long, healthy and fun lives.
No, no, no. No, you have to get really superficial to rise above media. But if you dig deeper, you'll find you'll learn about Landmark Forum. No, they don't. Yes. Which is the ultra secretive, eerily cultish educational series, which Lululemon employees are strongly encouraged to attend. Shut up.
No, no, no. No, you have to get really superficial to rise above media. But if you dig deeper, you'll find you'll learn about Landmark Forum. No, they don't. Yes. Which is the ultra secretive, eerily cultish educational series, which Lululemon employees are strongly encouraged to attend. Shut up.
yes now Lou now I know I have a friend who did landmark forum and is like I believe in it I think it's great and I said yeah but isn't it a crazy pyramid scheme where you basically have to bring people in and you spend thousands of dollars and he goes yeah but I just didn't do that like I got what I wanted and I left and I'm like well you're you're a strong-willed person yeah but I think it's one of those things that like it's like est or anything that just it makes money off of people kind of going this is the answer to my life and then trying to get everyone I know into it so oh it makes me sad so
yes now Lou now I know I have a friend who did landmark forum and is like I believe in it I think it's great and I said yeah but isn't it a crazy pyramid scheme where you basically have to bring people in and you spend thousands of dollars and he goes yeah but I just didn't do that like I got what I wanted and I left and I'm like well you're you're a strong-willed person yeah but I think it's one of those things that like it's like est or anything that just it makes money off of people kind of going this is the answer to my life and then trying to get everyone I know into it so oh it makes me sad so