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I used to work at Whole Foods. The company had potential. Good benefits, good place to meet friends, a seemingly good code of ethics. But Mackey's idea of "conscious capitalism" is bogus, nevermind the Amazon takeover accelerating the decline. That dude is honestly nuts. I actually got to meet him once as he and some other higher ups did a tour of our store (we were the newest and one of the largest Whole Foods in Silicon Valley).

Here's one of my favorite stories involving John Mackey: we were have a store meeting that was going to be "extra special" because John Mackey was going to livestream a short speech and then do a Q&A with team members. Since it was an all store meeting and we're a grocery store, it was done before we opened, so we're all here at 6am. After Mackey gives his predictably boring spiel one of the people asks "what do you like to do in your free time?" And to a team of 200+ people he does not know his answer, without a hint of irony or humor, is "masturbate." A single word. And onto the next question. It was awkward, surreal, and uncomfortable. If meant for humor, it completely missed the mark. But anyway, that's John Mackey for you.