Karen Kilgariff

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

So they encourage their employees to go to the Landmark Forum, which is bizarre to me. So bizarre. And before you're in line for Landmark, you're bombarded with Brian Tracy motivational CDs and a book club that culminates with Atlas Shrugged. Oh, shit. Yeah. So it's not... It's so culty.

So they encourage their employees to go to the Landmark Forum, which is bizarre to me. So bizarre. And before you're in line for Landmark, you're bombarded with Brian Tracy motivational CDs and a book club that culminates with Atlas Shrugged. Oh, shit. Yeah. So it's not... It's so culty.

It's like, get that money and get yours and empowerment, but in this weird culty way, which also it's like, this is your job. This is your retail job. Yeah. Yeah. So...

It's like, get that money and get yours and empowerment, but in this weird culty way, which also it's like, this is your job. This is your retail job. Yeah. Yeah. So...

She said all of it made walking into work feel like she was time traveling to Salem because with the Lululemon Creed and catechism comes a collective mentality that thrives on scapegoats and leaves you feeling worthless if you subsist on anything but spring water and kale. Once another employee sneered at me from across the floor and said,

She said all of it made walking into work feel like she was time traveling to Salem because with the Lululemon Creed and catechism comes a collective mentality that thrives on scapegoats and leaves you feeling worthless if you subsist on anything but spring water and kale. Once another employee sneered at me from across the floor and said,

and said the soda I happened to be enjoying would rot me from the inside out. Eventually, we were all issued reusable acrylic cups and forbidden to drink anything but water. Oh my God, stop it.

and said the soda I happened to be enjoying would rot me from the inside out. Eventually, we were all issued reusable acrylic cups and forbidden to drink anything but water. Oh my God, stop it.

So this is... I'm just trying to paint a little bit of a picture and I really encourage if you're slightly interested in this to look up these articles because it's pretty fascinating how many directions that goes in of... Yeah, that sounds like a fun read. Yeah. Well, and just the intensity of a retail job.

So this is... I'm just trying to paint a little bit of a picture and I really encourage if you're slightly interested in this to look up these articles because it's pretty fascinating how many directions that goes in of... Yeah, that sounds like a fun read. Yeah. Well, and just the intensity of a retail job.