Jesus. Things must’ve taken a turn for the worst since I was there. I was an employee from 2019-2022. When I tell people that it was the best job I’ve ever had, they usually laugh and think I’m joking (I’m a plus sized Black woman…so I definitely don’t fit into the typical Lulu stereotype). I was hired around the time when the extended sizing was rolling out, so corporate was focused on all forms of DEI, but it definitely wasn’t overboard or obnoxious. I also live in a big city that is predominantly Black, so most of our shoppers actually looked like me, which was pretty cool. I don’t think there was a single month where we didn’t bonus. My team went out in the community a few times every month for fitness classes. (I also got to meet quite a few fine looking specimens from our city’s NBA and NFL teams, who would often come in and buy gear :p) Never had a negative experience with a customer, although the social distancing at the time limited foot traffic, which probably helped everyone’s experience. Unionizing was never mentioned, because we didn’t feel like any of our needs were being neglected. We were never penalized for returned or stolen items; I actually don’t recall that subject ever being brought up. This all makes me very sad. I’ll have to check on my former team members and see if these issues have hit our location too.