Karen Kilgariff

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.

Right. And when you work there, everything about you is inventoried and measured in terms of authenticity and integrity, which sounds reasonable until you realize your yoga mats on a sweaty, slippery slope that missing your extra... I'm still reading the article.

Right. And when you work there, everything about you is inventoried and measured in terms of authenticity and integrity, which sounds reasonable until you realize your yoga mats on a sweaty, slippery slope that missing your extra... I'm still reading the article.

Uh, missing your extracurricular kickboxing class, taking too long to pee during your break or falling to throw or failing to throw a kitchen party. And then she says in parentheses, don't ask what, um, in the fitting room means you're deficient in character and devoid of morals.

Uh, missing your extracurricular kickboxing class, taking too long to pee during your break or falling to throw or failing to throw a kitchen party. And then she says in parentheses, don't ask what, um, in the fitting room means you're deficient in character and devoid of morals.

I'm going to ask. We have to find out. But it's like, I think it's in, you know, it's secret in-house language. Yeah. Those girls happen to just be older, sportier versions of seriously cutthroat sorority sisters. So that's one person's take about what it felt like to work there. So what's kind of to go along with that, this company's had a lot of controversy since they started.

I'm going to ask. We have to find out. But it's like, I think it's in, you know, it's secret in-house language. Yeah. Those girls happen to just be older, sportier versions of seriously cutthroat sorority sisters. So that's one person's take about what it felt like to work there. So what's kind of to go along with that, this company's had a lot of controversy since they started.

It's a Canadian company. They opened in, well, in 2002 to mark the opening of their second store in Vancouver. They offered a free outfit to anyone who would stand naked on the street for 30 seconds.

It's a Canadian company. They opened in, well, in 2002 to mark the opening of their second store in Vancouver. They offered a free outfit to anyone who would stand naked on the street for 30 seconds.

But like also, so it's a store that's mostly women's clothing. Yeah. And you're basically trying to get ladies to stand around naked so you give them their $140 yoga pants. That's so sad.

But like also, so it's a store that's mostly women's clothing. Yeah. And you're basically trying to get ladies to stand around naked so you give them their $140 yoga pants. That's so sad.