They can sue them if they want to. They should give a 60 day notice for layoffs if you have 100 employees or so. But I'm sure Morphe's thinking yeah, stand in line.
@@BsTheLadynred sometimes I think it depends it will be more expensive to sue than to let it go and find other job , you have to organise and find evidence,documents, an afordable lawyer ,etc plus also loosing time the employee could use to go job hunting just for a lawsuit they are not sure can't even win if they are living paycheck to paycheck I think it will be dificult.
Lol I’m sorry but unless your a manager, working at morphe part time is not exactly going to put u out on the street. 60 days notice so they can let there high school know? Yea right lol
I hate most of Elf’s products, and they are slowly raising their prices. Their skincare gives me rashes all over my neck, and I am over everyone praising them for mediocre products. Their complexion products break me out, and their skincare makes me look like I was assaulted by someone.
I KNOW!!! I'm from Colombia and if the place when im working is going to close you are going to be informed with a lot of time and of course we are going to receive money as a compensation.
No one remembers that one hospital that put a restraining order on another hospital to keep employees from leaving them for better conditions? Like employees at hospital A wanted better, hospital B offered better. It's an At Will state so you can be let go at any time for any reason but you can also leave at any time for any reason. Employees told hospital A "This is whats being offered, match it or we leave on X date." They didn't match it so they left. The weekend they left hospital A put a temporary restraining order on hospital B, stating patient safety and care was at risk and told its employees to come back. Employees couldn't work at B because of the order so a couple caved and went back to A while others were like "You can't FORCE me to work for you and your sh*t pay!" The restraining order lasted 2-3 days (judge wanted everyone to just chill over the weekend) and then was removed because hospital A had no ground to stand on blocking employment of ex employees. They did however scare the existing staff into submission for a while with this stunt.
they did it to everyone at my dad’s old job. one of his friends who still worked there was notified on a tuesday that they’d be closing permanently on friday. they were paid severance, but it wasn’t much.
I think that the drama, covid and the rise of expenses that it's not dueable to have shops. The cost of having shops is insain, and when the lease ends, you want to get out of it. So I get the fact that they are closing all the shops or just have 4 or 5 open. The only thing that is really bad, that they didn't notify the people that work there. It's illegal in the Netherland to give a notice just 1 day or 1 week before. It's minimal 1 month.
I did once JS as gone i knew it they basically private label junk with morphe name behind it if you know who they were before the collabs you knew theres no influencer big enough now in the beauty community that is close to what Js did with his makeup now every influencer and every celebrity got their own makeup
This is why people have stopped giving companies 2 weeks notice etc. these companies don’t GAF about their employees. TGIF did this to us years ago and only told us because all the employees threatened to quit 🤷🏾♀️
I personally think the non-US stores are only remaining open because the laws in those countries mean Morphe can’t tell them days before that they are closing and they need a longer notification period. I would expect the international stores to be closed by the end of the year but probably earlier.
I know Washington State is an at-will State where the employee or employer can end employment with no notice and or reason. This is sad though, just because they can doesn't mean they should. Shame on Morphe for not notifying!
It depends… massive layoffs have legal notices. Bigger company between 50 employees and up, at least a third. Closing a store requires a 60 day notice usually. There’s enough paper trail to start a claim I would assume.
I think it’s because that is what happens when your business goes into liquidation you don’t inform anyone and go as business as usual until the end it’s sucks though
The Tati v. James Dramageddon ended it all! It was the last one. I think the beauty channels are going to slowly phase out as we get into skin care and minimal make up
Because the Audience has grown and are into diffident thing. I enjoy some lifestyle videos and now I’m a mom so I like anything toddler must haves or tips, tricks etc.
No. The drama is what made the beauty YT industry entertaining. Now that they stopped fighting eachother it's BORING and noone watches because we were there for the drama NOT the makeup.
Less is more now. Foundation has become tinted moisturizer, lipstick/blush are long-lasting stains and so on. Skin care is a must. Take care of what your mama gave you and you don't need a ton of make-up!
Yup! Exactly! I agree with you 💯! Take care of your skin and you won’t need a ton of makeup to cover up damage and imperfections as years go by! Great comment!😊✨
I feel like besides that, morphe also never really did anything too “revolutionary”. Trends continuously change and so the demands, and they failed to meet that cus they were still stuck in like.. 2016
I've been in a position where I worked in retail and my boss just popped up one day to inform all of us that we were closing the store forever in a week, it's so scary and so terrible of Morphe. I won't ever buy anything from them again based on that alone. Not that I think it matters, considering that they haven't been even remotely relevant since like 2017. They'll be gone soon, and honestly the makeup world needs the fall of at least a few major brands, it's massively oversaturated, overpriced and repetitive. The age of semi-luxury and luxury brands is dead, I think. Excessive, dramatic makeup looks were largely a millennial thing, and we're all too old to bother now.
The same thing happened to me at a clothing store and I had only been working there for 3 weeks before they gave us a weeks notice that they were shutting down. I was told that it’s common practice to not give notice when stores are closing down because they don’t want all the staff to quit before the actual closing date. I was so mad, because why would they even hire me knowing I’d be laid off in less than a month!?
The only people I feel bad for is the employees. Morphe has promoted terrible people and honestly im glad too see them and their overpriced products go 🤷♀️ there is so much waste and a over abundance amount of makeup im glad to see them go out of business. Even there business practices are shady, mostly child labourers for that makeup you wear. 😅karma
The world has certainly changed since the days of makeup guru relevancy. The pandemic shaped the minimalist lifestyle, along with the inflation and the economy. I even noticed in Sephora, it is not bustling like it use to. People are learning to spend on the necessities rather than retain large quantities at their disposal. Also there is more criticisms towards influencers. Many partied during the height of the pandemic and their flexing of their wealth while others are struggling day by day also soured. Influencers and trends change. No one can stay relevant forever and now we are seeing influencers on smaller scales rather than large grandiose ones like with Jeffree Starr and James Charles.
Yup! There were always unbox with me’s and so many Alex drawers. Nobody’s spending money on makeup like that, not the average person at least. Realistically nobody needs like 15 foundations, 30 eye palettes, etc. That was more of a phase we went through high school, and most of us have grown up and had kids.
Completely agree with everything you said! This era is weird because Tik Tok ushered in a new set of "influencers" but damn are they short lived and barely relevant rofl. Yet somehow they annoy me equally as much as the beauty gurus we had pre pandemic LOL.
I've never bought anything from Morphe. Now even if they are able to bounce back they've ensured I never will. If that's how they treat their employees they don't deserve our money.
I’m a single mom and right now I’m worried about putting food on the table. I also work from home so I don’t wear as much make up as I used to. I am very more invested in skin care when I do have the money to spend on myself. If I do buy something I might buy something small drugstore from Ulta.
They could’ve honored their employees with one email letting them know it’s time to search for new work. These companies demand so much from you, try to tell your your “family”- but when push comes to shove, they squeeze all the life and hours out of you just to boot you out the door. Despicable.
I feel for the employees.. not the company!! THEY TRIED TO BE SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT; AND USED CONTROVERSIAL UA-camRS QS THE FACES OF THEIR BRAND AND COMPANY..WHAT GOES UP.. MUST COME DOWN!! WELCOME TO RETAIL BUSINESSES AND POOR DECISION MAKING AND POOR BUSINESS PRACTICING
Absolutely agree…. They had all the ingredients to make them a major player for decades by being savvy in the first place and keeping up with the new influencer culture, but allowing influencers to become stakeholders surely wasn’t the best plan when the internet is fickle and influencers always seem to be in a world of drama and scandals. Morphe would have surely been a sound business that could have popped up all over the world with a better board of directors and more ethical business practices, clearly. It’s a shame.
We’re supposed to give them a two week notice and they can’t even give their employees a few days. Absolutely ridiculous, won’t be supporting them anymore. No amount of cheap Makeup can make me feel morally okay with how they’ve treated people and their livelihoods.
I remember, not too long ago, walking into the mall that I usually go to and seeing the Morphe store all blacked out. It was open for maybe a year. I cannot imagine what the employees were thinking. I, also, thought it was odd that Morphe decided to be right across a Sephora and I mean like right across. I understand competition, but that Morphe store was in a bad spot to begin with.
Weirdly not surprised by this. Unfortunately a job layoff happened within my family over the Christmas break as well and it's definitely scary. My heart goes out to all these Morphe Employees who are currently now having to find new work. You all will get through this.
They spent their energy making merch and not genuine good quality makeup in general as Morphe The Brand. The drama that each influencer faced affected the merch(aka whatever products that influencers face was attached to). Any time any influencer faced drama, everyone complained about the poor quality the products from the collab had. But before the drama, everything was positive about the products. It’s almost like fans/supporters will rant and rave about products their fav sells, until they no longer are their favs.
Morphe REALLY should've evolved with the times to start selling skincare like the rest of the beauty community pushed mid pandemic, they should've TRIED to not be so behind with the times so they wouldn't have had to resort to shitty business practices and doing this to their employees.
I’ve always been a big makeup lover but now a days I try my best to be more conscious of my makeup decisions and buy only products I use daily and work for me though sometimes it does get tempting it’s a work in progress. As for the beauty community I am certainly not as interested or invested as I once was I have my few makeup Chanel’s I watch but that’s about it. Honestly I’m not surprised with Morphe’s fall tbh I never really saw any appeal in their makeup it was always boring and too overwhelming with their big pallets. It was for sure the big names that helped them thrive but their employees do not at all deserve what’s happening to them I feel so bad.
Woe... ALL stores? Thats insane.. my heart goes out to all the workers who had the rugs pulled from underneath them:( My mom experienced this once and it rocked our family in the worst way, she showed up one day to her job.. all that happened was all the doors were locked, lights all off, and signs on all main entrances basically stating that, sorry for the short notice but were closing the store, contact HR for your last check... And it took HR almost 2 weeks to get everyones checks out, it was literally the worst thing ever, it made my mom so distraught.. no one deserves to be treated like that. I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING MORPHE IN ANY WAY IN THE FUTURE. This is disgraceful to the max..
I remember loving morphe in like 2015-2016 because I was 16, had gotten my first job and had my own money for the first time, and morphe felt like a step up from what you find at target, while still being affordable. Now I’m 23 and don’t really wear makeup at all anymore but I am still disappointed to see morphes downfall . I really did love it at one point in time.
This is why I don’t believe in a 2 week notice, every time I have given one I was always taken off the schedule before the 2 weeks were up. as well as company’s NEVER giving employees ANY NOTICE
The hype of makeup and the makeup community reached its peak in the 2010s, but once the pandemic hit the downfall started. I believe that more smaller makeup companies such as Colourpop will file for bankruptcy. People are buying far less makeup nowadays, and that will cause more makeup companies to shut their doors. I am interested to see who will survive.
I will be so heartbroken if Colourpop leaves. Their eye shadows are truly the best and they are the only brand that makes redhead brow products I can afford
I don’t think colourpop will. Their brand is cruelty free and they do collections with Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars etc. They do give some brand deals to individuals but they don’t do it as much as Morphe did. They also have skincare, body care and hair care. I don’t do my makeup as much but I always find something I like or want to try in the other products from Sol or Fourth Ray.
People kept on saying the beauty community is NOT dead, that just because influencers stopped selling makeup doesn’t mean beauty is not selling anymore. believe it or not, it might be going on that direction. With all the gas and grocery prices shooting up, and we are just recovering from the pandemic, people definitely redirected their focus. Instead of buying makeup and clothes, they shifted on buying actual necessities. There are LOTS of unemployed former morphe staff now, and not just morphe, some ulta and sephora are laying off people too. So… if people say that the beauty com is dead? it is in life support right now. Not dead but we’ll see.
I worked for a company a few years ago that closed 2 locations and corporate was not going to tell us beforehand. Instead, they were going to post a “Permanently Closed for Business” sign on the storefront.. my boss was super cool/compassionate and he told us beforehand so that we didn’t have to show up for a shift just to find out that our store was CLOSED
I was in Marshalls looking at the Morphe palettes back in Nov-Dec and the marshalls worker told me that Morphe was closing and going out of business. Crazy workers are only finding out now.
you know that their employees are probably being seriously under paid. AND to close right at the end of the holiday season when literally no retail stores will be hiring because their busy season is over.. ugh. i hope all the employees find even better jobs.
I completely lost my love for the newest and hottest makeup products/brands throughout the years. Now I’m into gaming and journaling. Also, this is a perfect example on how trends die out over the years
I am no longer investigating in makeup like I used to. I am investigating more into skincare because that's more important for my skin and health. I do remembered the old days where I would purchase anything and everything each influencer requested but it grew out of me. Not surprise Morphe is going down hill.
now i was not expecting a picture of me to pop up at 8:56 LMAOO.. i remember that day so vividly and times were so different, that was pre- Bye Sister. It's crazy to think about how amazing morphe was doing a few years ago, and now they are quickly crumbling.
I'm an old Grandma from Northern Canada. I've lived long enough to know trends, all tends, given enough time, eventually come to an end. The pandemic hurt all mall retailers, and Morphe is no exception. It is unacceptable and probably illegal, to treat their retail staff so cruelly and unfairly. It speaks volumes about their current financial position. They should unite and file a class action against Morphe for unfair treatment.
Tbh I saw this coming and I’m a little shocked at how many folks are taken aback by this tbh. The signs and marketing formula used were doomed to fails. My mom gave me one of her morphs palettes and there are much better ones than this brand for a far better price, plus their makeup brushes were bunk. You can’t expect to sell a brand on the backs of influencers. People get bored with that after a while, and using problematic gurus didn’t help in the slightest. Couple it with the pandemic and economic depression, and it just wasn’t sustainable
I’m surprised nobody figured it out based on their website… they weren’t stocking anything online so I thought they had already said they closedown but I had missed the announcement 😂
There’s no way they didn’t know. I went in to the Washington Square store, the girl mentioned she worked at, and the store was bare and things were like 80% off. It was blaring obvious to everyone it was going out of business.
I know how this feels because I worked for Demos Restaurant in Alabama and they did us the same way. I noticed the last night I worked that the freezers were practically empty. It seemed weird how low we were on supplies and food. Even ran out of rolls. We thought maybe we didn't get enough on the truck. But then a few hours after clocking out, we received a TEXT MESSAGE that told us not to return to work and that Demos was permanently closed. We all received two weeks of severance pay, but still, two weeks isn't enough time to get another job. I was so upset. How can any company just do that to employees?!?! What if people lose their home, car, and more? It's just devastating. Idk how people sleep at night when they make these decisions. Personally for me, I'm not buying as much makeup anymore. I hardly ever wear it like I used to. It sucks that everyone is getting hit so hard, but realistically, once you have a few palettes, then you have every color of eyeshadow you could ever need. It was fun first getting into it, but now, it's just not the same.
I don't like how Morphe abruptly closed but most US employers are at will. They don't have to give warning at all. Employees don't have to give notices of termination either. People need to keep this in mind when taking on a job. You can be fired at any time and you can quit at any time, end of.
A lot of things that happened in the beauty community and beyond, like Morphe's downfall, is all a chain of events all pointing back at Tati. She opened up the Pandora's box of influencer drama.
I never liked Morphe and the problematic people they endorsed but I feel bad for the employees,how isn't this illegal in the US? To lay off so many people without any notice but if you want to quit you're expected to give a 2 week notice?
If I worked at one of those stores and had one days notice, I’m stealing so much. If I was a manager, I’m encouraging stealing. Giving people less than a weeks notice, at the very least, is still bad!
I remember always being OBSESSED with makeup like wanting the really expensive brands, keeping up with the post popular makeup launches, etc and it just seems over time all of that has faded and I think part of it is bc of the pandemic. During the pandemic no one was going out so no one wanted to wear makeup and I think we just got used to it. I also think the whole “self-love” and “self-care” thing has gotten bigger where ppl care more about skin care stuff than makeup
i think matt walsh talked about how the US has different laws then the rest of the world in regard to those pigments. and in the UK they are able to use those. but they still are required to disclose this bc it was happening in the US. i feel so bad for the employees
This is so bizarre to me, you would think we would have labor laws in place to keep companies from just dumping employees into limbo without warning like this
The way companies treat their employees is ridiculous. 'Forever grateful' but not enough to give them advanced notice apparently. I always eyed their palettes when I'd pass by in Ulta, thought maybe I'd pick one up someday. Never did since I have enough makeup and now I never shall. 🤷🏼♀ I have a few eyeshadow palettes and the two I turn to the most are still plenty full; I don't wear makeup that much anymore either and I have become allergic to several different types of eyeliner the last couple of years unfortunately. I just find less and less reasons to wear makeup lol. I am a diehard KVD liquid lip fan though, I LOVE lipstick. They already dropped my perfume so I hope they never drop my two fav colours.
At least they got notice. I had a company that gave NO notice and I didn't even get paid for the days I went in to service my stores. just closed there doors bye bye
With the whole conversation of beauty content not being so popular anymore, this is SO true. Coming from someone who was in Junior high at the peak of beauty influencers (2016-2017), I personally don’t even do as much makeup as I once did. Now that the current makeup trends encourage a more natural look, beauty influencers have gone down with the makeup of that time. They can’t make money off of these sorts of palettes anymore when the trends contradict the style. Glam was SO important to my childhood, but times are changing.
Now is this legal? In my country employees and employers are protected. Employers need to get a 4 week notice at least and employees get 4 weeks up to 7 months, depends on how long you worked there
It's legal in the USA. Most employers are at will. They can terminate without notice. In turn, employees can quit without notice ( even though courtesy is most people give two weeks )
The FDA is so behind on safety for cosmetic ingredients and many ingredients that are “ not safe for immediate eye use” are safe in other countries like in Europe who actually are up to date on their regulations. Many brands like colourpop also have this disclaimer which is why a lot of palettes don’t include the word “eye” and instead will say “shadow” or “face” palletes
I know when the company that owned the restaurant that I work at filed for bankruptcy, there was a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that made it where they couldn’t say anything. So when another location closed, no one found out until there was chains on the door when they were opening.
If anyone doesn’t know, this is not uncommon in retail….and many don’t even get severance. It can happen too any business…it sucks but it’s just the reality of retail
These UA-camrs were convinced they were the new celebrities and this goes to show that’s the difference between them and the real celebs. The real celebs have a genuine talent that comes with longevity while these narcissists had a solid 3 years. That era is over.
All those jobs being lost is crazy and I’m praying because I work for Amazon right now and they just dropped thousands of people and have yet to reach my building. Having to find a new place to work while also making rent, car notes, insurances is stressful already.
The last makeup item I bought was an 11 dollar on sale “Huda Beauty Obsessions Eye Shadow Pallette.” It’s perfect for traveling, at a great sale price, and it’s a good quality piece. I don’t really follow trends or influencers and with the price of eggs, milk, and gas these days, expensive beauty products are not the way to go! These so called “Influencers “ won’t be missed.
Morphe honestly doesn't deserve any support or business with how they handled their closing and screwing over their employees. That short of a termination/separation notice is SCARY when you are living paycheck to paycheck to provide for yourself or family. Just even imagining what their employees must have felt makes so truly sad. To do that DURING Christmas is even more heartbreaking. Morphe could have at least given their employees enough time to look for another job before laying them off.
Morphe should have remained as an independent supplier of beauty products. The minute they started the x collabs it went downhill because all those influences were beefing with each other and all the secrets started coming out . If they just remained as a supplier they wouldn't have lost the customer base of the brands
I think one real problem with morphe is they stopped appreciating smaller influencers & they dont send out good pr either They been just releasing nonsense like cocacola palettes ? 😫
Those poor employees! They absolutely don’t deserve to be treated like that. This bosses should be ashamed. I completely understand how they felt. My old boss let me know on the day itself that it was going to be my last day and for me not to tell my part timers about their position till the next day. I didn’t care and warned them. How in the world do you think it’s ok to be told you don’t have a job as you are getting ready for it? And my old boss’s wife still has the cheek to tell me when she saw me working at another place that the store closed??
This really ticks me off... jobs demand you be punctual and let them know of your plans weeks and months in advance, but they can terminate you with no notices. I'm glad that I do not own anything Morphe.
I switched over to using color pop and elf.. I do enjoy morphe but I stopped using them as much after I bought their mascara I used it for about 5 or 6 months and everytime I would wear my eyes would itch like hell. So I stopped buying morphe altogether.. now I wonder why my eyes itched
@@derrickjuinor grow up are you freaking kidding me HOW are they going to do this ?!!! Waahhhhh!!!🤦🏾♀️🙄I'm sure they weren't thinking of you when they decided you, ya know; when they realized that they weren't making the money that they needed and the store (The brick and mortar stores);weren't where it was at!!! please grow up you little Gen Zer, cuz you sound so RIDICULOUS!!!!
Homegirl got a 3 week severance and still complaining, while my husband got ZERO days notice, got laid off BEFORE Christmas, without any severance at all. Our ungrateful ass society is doomed.
To shed some light on a few things. If a store is in a mall they have signed a lease for a certain amount of years, if they want to renew the lease they can but it seems Morphe didn’t want to. Also it’s the same for stand alone stores (boutiques). Also in certain states it is law to inform employees of mass law offs (WARN letters). Especially in California, when you terminate an employee, you are required to pay them everything they are owed on their last day.
Pack up the store?? After you give me 1 day notice??? HA! Y'all can watch me pack up the store INTO MY CAR! The way I would snatch that shit up and sell it - you ain't finna have me homeless 🤣
Not surprised this company is going down after everything that happened with Dramaggedon, but I do feel really bad for the employees that we given zero notice.
chances are the law suits for the colorings (which are only "unsafe" in the usa) have led to them closing all physical stores to protect their brand from further lawsuits. The amount of jobs lost is incredible, hoping they find something new soon
These poor employees don’t deserve to be abandoned without jobs. Morphe should be ashamed.
But they’re not and that’s the problem
They can sue them if they want to. They should give a 60 day notice for layoffs if you have 100 employees or so. But I'm sure Morphe's thinking yeah, stand in line.
@@BsTheLadynred sometimes I think it depends it will be more expensive to sue than to let it go and find other job , you have to organise and find evidence,documents, an afordable lawyer ,etc plus also loosing time the employee could use to go job hunting just for a lawsuit they are not sure can't even win if they are living paycheck to paycheck I think it will be dificult.
Lol I’m sorry but unless your a manager, working at morphe part time is not exactly going to put u out on the street. 60 days notice so they can let there high school know? Yea right lol
@@imitationporcelain Well I wouldn't bother.
Shout out to E.L.F. cosmetics for being the real MVP of affordability, quality, and customer service and appreciation ♥️
Not if they keep uping the price again and again
I hate most of Elf’s products, and they are slowly raising their prices. Their skincare gives me rashes all over my neck, and I am over everyone praising them for mediocre products. Their complexion products break me out, and their skincare makes me look like I was assaulted by someone.
@@trishamarie that’s you, elf makes me look bomb asf
@@trishamarie that’s you, elf makes me look bomb asf
@@trishamarie everyone’s skin reacts differently to products. what doesn’t work for you may work for someone else, it doesn’t make ELF’s products bad.
US law is ridiculous. Being able to fire employees who are working for you for years, just within a few days, leaves me speechless. That's so scary.
I KNOW!!! I'm from Colombia and if the place when im working is going to close you are going to be informed with a lot of time and of course we are going to receive money as a compensation.
Not to mention right to work States. There are quite a few states that allow your company to fire you, without any notice, without giving a reason.
No one remembers that one hospital that put a restraining order on another hospital to keep employees from leaving them for better conditions?
Like employees at hospital A wanted better, hospital B offered better. It's an At Will state so you can be let go at any time for any reason but you can also leave at any time for any reason. Employees told hospital A "This is whats being offered, match it or we leave on X date." They didn't match it so they left. The weekend they left hospital A put a temporary restraining order on hospital B, stating patient safety and care was at risk and told its employees to come back. Employees couldn't work at B because of the order so a couple caved and went back to A while others were like "You can't FORCE me to work for you and your sh*t pay!" The restraining order lasted 2-3 days (judge wanted everyone to just chill over the weekend) and then was removed because hospital A had no ground to stand on blocking employment of ex employees. They did however scare the existing staff into submission for a while with this stunt.
@@katrinascarlet5637 😧😧😧
they did it to everyone at my dad’s old job. one of his friends who still worked there was notified on a tuesday that they’d be closing permanently on friday. they were paid severance, but it wasn’t much.
Morphe was once one of the biggest brands in the industry, never expected there downfall.
I thought it was going to die when it was revealed to be essentially private label junk
I've never heard of them. I guess you have to be a die hard make up person.
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I think that the drama, covid and the rise of expenses that it's not dueable to have shops. The cost of having shops is insain, and when the lease ends, you want to get out of it. So I get the fact that they are closing all the shops or just have 4 or 5 open. The only thing that is really bad, that they didn't notify the people that work there. It's illegal in the Netherland to give a notice just 1 day or 1 week before. It's minimal 1 month.
I did once JS as gone i knew it they basically private label junk with morphe name behind it if you know who they were before the collabs you knew theres no influencer big enough now in the beauty community that is close to what Js did with his makeup now every influencer and every celebrity got their own makeup
This is why people have stopped giving companies 2 weeks notice etc.
these companies don’t GAF about their employees.
TGIF did this to us years ago and only told us because all the employees threatened to quit 🤷🏾♀️
I agree these big companies don’t gaf about anyone but the money
@@yvettezagal9124exploitation of the little guys is written into the equation of capitalism 😿
E.L.F also did this to eveyone
Remember a friend working at an O Charley's and they did the same thing.
So true! Every single time I left Amazon, I left the job during my shift.
I personally think the non-US stores are only remaining open because the laws in those countries mean Morphe can’t tell them days before that they are closing and they need a longer notification period. I would expect the international stores to be closed by the end of the year but probably earlier.
These employees need to sue Morphe over this, it can't be legal to give SUCH SHORT NOTICE like that.
I know Washington State is an at-will State where the employee or employer can end employment with no notice and or reason. This is sad though, just because they can doesn't mean they should. Shame on Morphe for not notifying!
It depends… massive layoffs have legal notices. Bigger company between 50 employees and up, at least a third. Closing a store requires a 60 day notice usually. There’s enough paper trail to start a claim I would assume.
It happens all the time in companies. If they offer a severance I believe that makes it legal.
If a company shuts down then that's it. You can only sue if they specifically gave YOU short notice.
I think it’s because that is what happens when your business goes into liquidation you don’t inform anyone and go as business as usual until the end it’s sucks though
The Tati v. James Dramageddon ended it all! It was the last one. I think the beauty channels are going to slowly phase out as we get into skin care and minimal make up
Same with wigs and hair care
And the makeup was shit too. Don't forget that big part.
Because the Audience has grown and are into diffident thing. I enjoy some lifestyle videos and now I’m a mom so I like anything toddler must haves or tips, tricks etc.
No. The drama is what made the beauty YT industry entertaining. Now that they stopped fighting eachother it's BORING and noone watches because we were there for the drama NOT the makeup.
I think it’s good tho. The beauty community was kind of giving teens and young adults unrealistic beauty standards and it was kind of harmful.
Less is more now. Foundation has become tinted moisturizer, lipstick/blush are long-lasting stains and so on. Skin care is a must. Take care of what your mama gave you and you don't need a ton of make-up!
Yup! Exactly! I agree with you 💯! Take care of your skin and you won’t need a ton of makeup to cover up damage and imperfections as years go by! Great comment!😊✨
I agree, some eyeliner and mascara are the only makeup I wear anymore. Take care of your skin instead of using chemicals to clog your pores.
When there's a rise theres a fall. They should've never fully enveloped themselves in the influencer culture.
No what they should’ve done was take responsibility and accountability for the ways they fucked so many people over. It’s not surprising they failed.
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Exactly. They kept backing controversial people..
I feel like besides that, morphe also never really did anything too “revolutionary”. Trends continuously change and so the demands, and they failed to meet that cus they were still stuck in like.. 2016
Makeup obsession has turned into skincare obsession
Thisssssss!
I'm shocked that these companies didn't pivot in time
I wonder what will be next?
@@nikkib473 make up again, then skincare , then make up again its a circle. Like fashion, those trends just replaced each other
sameeee
I've been in a position where I worked in retail and my boss just popped up one day to inform all of us that we were closing the store forever in a week, it's so scary and so terrible of Morphe. I won't ever buy anything from them again based on that alone. Not that I think it matters, considering that they haven't been even remotely relevant since like 2017. They'll be gone soon, and honestly the makeup world needs the fall of at least a few major brands, it's massively oversaturated, overpriced and repetitive. The age of semi-luxury and luxury brands is dead, I think. Excessive, dramatic makeup looks were largely a millennial thing, and we're all too old to bother now.
great take
The same thing happened to me at a clothing store and I had only been working there for 3 weeks before they gave us a weeks notice that they were shutting down. I was told that it’s common practice to not give notice when stores are closing down because they don’t want all the staff to quit before the actual closing date. I was so mad, because why would they even hire me knowing I’d be laid off in less than a month!?
Yeap people are loving skincare and more minimal makeup looks now. Douyin and K-makeup looks are now the new trend.
Finally this shady ass company is going down the drain. I feel sorry for the ones it affects tho, the employees
The only people I feel bad for is the employees. Morphe has promoted terrible people and honestly im glad too see them and their overpriced products go 🤷♀️ there is so much waste and a over abundance amount of makeup im glad to see them go out of business. Even there business practices are shady, mostly child labourers for that makeup you wear. 😅karma
I agree with you except for the “overpriced” part.. One of the reasons why morphe was so great was because it was cheap lol
Yeah, they may have had questionable partnerships but their prices were REALLY good.
@@HalfNHalf. that’s fair enough i just can’t justify spending more the 30$ (Canadian) on something for myself and thats just personal lol
They aren't going out of business. They are just going back online only in the U.S. and stores are staying open in other countries.
Agreed!
The pandemic and the Fall of the Beauty Guru were too much for Morphe
Yes !!!
The world has certainly changed since the days of makeup guru relevancy. The pandemic shaped the minimalist lifestyle, along with the inflation and the economy. I even noticed in Sephora, it is not bustling like it use to. People are learning to spend on the necessities rather than retain large quantities at their disposal.
Also there is more criticisms towards influencers. Many partied during the height of the pandemic and their flexing of their wealth while others are struggling day by day also soured. Influencers and trends change. No one can stay relevant forever and now we are seeing influencers on smaller scales rather than large grandiose ones like with Jeffree Starr and James Charles.
Yup! There were always unbox with me’s and so many Alex drawers. Nobody’s spending money on makeup like that, not the average person at least. Realistically nobody needs like 15 foundations, 30 eye palettes, etc. That was more of a phase we went through high school, and most of us have grown up and had kids.
Completely agree with everything you said! This era is weird because Tik Tok ushered in a new set of "influencers" but damn are they short lived and barely relevant rofl. Yet somehow they annoy me equally as much as the beauty gurus we had pre pandemic LOL.
I feel sorry for the employees, not the company.
I've never bought anything from Morphe. Now even if they are able to bounce back they've ensured I never will. If that's how they treat their employees they don't deserve our money.
I’m a single mom and right now I’m worried about putting food on the table. I also work from home so I don’t wear as much make up as I used to. I am very more invested in skin care when I do have the money to spend on myself. If I do buy something I might buy something small drugstore from Ulta.
They could’ve honored their employees with one email letting them know it’s time to search for new work. These companies demand so much from you, try to tell your your “family”- but when push comes to shove, they squeeze all the life and hours out of you just to boot you out the door. Despicable.
I feel for the employees.. not the company!! THEY TRIED TO BE SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT; AND USED CONTROVERSIAL UA-camRS QS THE FACES OF THEIR BRAND AND COMPANY..WHAT GOES UP.. MUST COME DOWN!! WELCOME TO RETAIL BUSINESSES AND POOR DECISION MAKING AND POOR BUSINESS PRACTICING
Absolutely agree…. They had all the ingredients to make them a major player for decades by being savvy in the first place and keeping up with the new influencer culture, but allowing influencers to become stakeholders surely wasn’t the best plan when the internet is fickle and influencers always seem to be in a world of drama and scandals. Morphe would have surely been a sound business that could have popped up all over the world with a better board of directors and more ethical business practices, clearly. It’s a shame.
We’re supposed to give them a two week notice and they can’t even give their employees a few days. Absolutely ridiculous, won’t be supporting them anymore. No amount of cheap Makeup can make me feel morally okay with how they’ve treated people and their livelihoods.
Aren't we also gonna forget how Morphe was/is private labeled and pretended they weren't?
Also its sad for anybody who lost a job 😔
what does a private label mean?
It’s crazy that even if they somehow are able to save themselves they already ruined themselves for most people
I remember, not too long ago, walking into the mall that I usually go to and seeing the Morphe store all blacked out. It was open for maybe a year. I cannot imagine what the employees were thinking. I, also, thought it was odd that Morphe decided to be right across a Sephora and I mean like right across. I understand competition, but that Morphe store was in a bad spot to begin with.
I only got to go to mine 1 time
spilly i hope you’re famous some day. i’ve been watching drama channels since 2018 and i always return to you instead of any other
Weirdly not surprised by this. Unfortunately a job layoff happened within my family over the Christmas break as well and it's definitely scary. My heart goes out to all these Morphe Employees who are currently now having to find new work. You all will get through this.
They spent their energy making merch and not genuine good quality makeup in general as Morphe The Brand. The drama that each influencer faced affected the merch(aka whatever products that influencers face was attached to). Any time any influencer faced drama, everyone complained about the poor quality the products from the collab had. But before the drama, everything was positive about the products. It’s almost like fans/supporters will rant and rave about products their fav sells, until they no longer are their favs.
Even with their shady past, this feels like the end of an era
Morphe REALLY should've evolved with the times to start selling skincare like the rest of the beauty community pushed mid pandemic, they should've TRIED to not be so behind with the times so they wouldn't have had to resort to shitty business practices and doing this to their employees.
I’ve always been a big makeup lover but now a days I try my best to be more conscious of my makeup decisions and buy only products I use daily and work for me though sometimes it does get tempting it’s a work in progress. As for the beauty community I am certainly not as interested or invested as I once was I have my few makeup Chanel’s I watch but that’s about it. Honestly I’m not surprised with Morphe’s fall tbh I never really saw any appeal in their makeup it was always boring and too overwhelming with their big pallets. It was for sure the big names that helped them thrive but their employees do not at all deserve what’s happening to them I feel so bad.
Woe... ALL stores?
Thats insane.. my heart goes out to all the workers who had the rugs pulled from underneath them:(
My mom experienced this once and it rocked our family in the worst way, she showed up one day to her job.. all that happened was all the doors were locked, lights all off, and signs on all main entrances basically stating that, sorry for the short notice but were closing the store, contact HR for your last check...
And it took HR almost 2 weeks to get everyones checks out, it was literally the worst thing ever, it made my mom so distraught.. no one deserves to be treated like that.
I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING MORPHE IN ANY WAY IN THE FUTURE.
This is disgraceful to the max..
I remember loving morphe in like 2015-2016 because I was 16, had gotten my first job and had my own money for the first time, and morphe felt like a step up from what you find at target, while still being affordable.
Now I’m 23 and don’t really wear makeup at all anymore but I am still disappointed to see morphes downfall . I really did love it at one point in time.
This is why it's a good thing to focus more on the product quality rather then the celebrity face that's promoting it.
Great video. My heart breaks for the employees of Morphe, they did not deserve that. At all.
We’re so grateful for our employees 🤔but keep them in the dark until you have to kick them out because the store is closing 💀
This is why I don’t believe in a 2 week notice, every time I have given one I was always taken off the schedule before the 2 weeks were up. as well as company’s NEVER giving employees ANY NOTICE
The hype of makeup and the makeup community reached its peak in the 2010s, but once the pandemic hit the downfall started. I believe that more smaller makeup companies such as Colourpop will file for bankruptcy. People are buying far less makeup nowadays, and that will cause more makeup companies to shut their doors. I am interested to see who will survive.
I will be so heartbroken if Colourpop leaves. Their eye shadows are truly the best and they are the only brand that makes redhead brow products I can afford
Nobody better mess with colourpop lol
I love pallets and they always have cute themes to
I don’t think colourpop will. Their brand is cruelty free and they do collections with Disney, Harry Potter, Star Wars etc. They do give some brand deals to individuals but they don’t do it as much as Morphe did. They also have skincare, body care and hair care. I don’t do my makeup as much but I always find something I like or want to try in the other products from Sol or Fourth Ray.
People kept on saying the beauty community is NOT dead, that just because influencers stopped selling makeup doesn’t mean beauty is not selling anymore. believe it or not, it might be going on that direction. With all the gas and grocery prices shooting up, and we are just recovering from the pandemic, people definitely redirected their focus. Instead of buying makeup and clothes, they shifted on buying actual necessities. There are LOTS of unemployed former morphe staff now, and not just morphe, some ulta and sephora are laying off people too. So… if people say that the beauty com is dead? it is in life support right now. Not dead but we’ll see.
I worked for a company a few years ago that closed 2 locations and corporate was not going to tell us beforehand. Instead, they were going to post a “Permanently Closed for Business” sign on the storefront.. my boss was super cool/compassionate and he told us beforehand so that we didn’t have to show up for a shift just to find out that our store was CLOSED
good. they were the raid shadow legends of the makeup world and advertising
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Now that you’ve said it, so accurate, so savage
I was in Marshalls looking at the Morphe palettes back in Nov-Dec and the marshalls worker told me that Morphe was closing and going out of business. Crazy workers are only finding out now.
Great video!! I love how you made it seem like I was watching a mini documentary
you know that their employees are probably being seriously under paid. AND to close right at the end of the holiday season when literally no retail stores will be hiring because their busy season is over.. ugh. i hope all the employees find even better jobs.
Been waiting for an update on them. Totally forgot about morphe.
I completely lost my love for the newest and hottest makeup products/brands throughout the years. Now I’m into gaming and journaling. Also, this is a perfect example on how trends die out over the years
I am no longer investigating in makeup like I used to. I am investigating more into skincare because that's more important for my skin and health. I do remembered the old days where I would purchase anything and everything each influencer requested but it grew out of me. Not surprise Morphe is going down hill.
now i was not expecting a picture of me to pop up at 8:56 LMAOO.. i remember that day so vividly and times were so different, that was pre- Bye Sister. It's crazy to think about how amazing morphe was doing a few years ago, and now they are quickly crumbling.
And this is why being an influencer or a celebrity isn’t really that glamorous. As quickly as your money comes, is as quickly as it can fly away.
I'm an old Grandma from Northern Canada. I've lived long enough to know trends, all tends, given enough time, eventually come to an end. The pandemic hurt all mall retailers, and Morphe is no exception. It is unacceptable and probably illegal, to treat their retail staff so cruelly and unfairly. It speaks volumes about their current financial position. They should unite and file a class action against Morphe for unfair treatment.
It's extremely sad that no matter what it is always the ground level employees who suffer!!!
Tbh I saw this coming and I’m a little shocked at how many folks are taken aback by this tbh. The signs and marketing formula used were doomed to fails.
My mom gave me one of her morphs palettes and there are much better ones than this brand for a far better price, plus their makeup brushes were bunk.
You can’t expect to sell a brand on the backs of influencers. People get bored with that after a while, and using problematic gurus didn’t help in the slightest. Couple it with the pandemic and economic depression, and it just wasn’t sustainable
I’m surprised nobody figured it out based on their website… they weren’t stocking anything online so I thought they had already said they closedown but I had missed the announcement 😂
Interesting that’s they weren’t stocking online since they said they will be online only, maybe that will be the next thing to go lol
There’s no way they didn’t know. I went in to the Washington Square store, the girl mentioned she worked at, and the store was bare and things were like 80% off. It was blaring obvious to everyone it was going out of business.
I know how this feels because I worked for Demos Restaurant in Alabama and they did us the same way. I noticed the last night I worked that the freezers were practically empty. It seemed weird how low we were on supplies and food. Even ran out of rolls. We thought maybe we didn't get enough on the truck. But then a few hours after clocking out, we received a TEXT MESSAGE that told us not to return to work and that Demos was permanently closed. We all received two weeks of severance pay, but still, two weeks isn't enough time to get another job. I was so upset. How can any company just do that to employees?!?! What if people lose their home, car, and more? It's just devastating. Idk how people sleep at night when they make these decisions. Personally for me, I'm not buying as much makeup anymore. I hardly ever wear it like I used to. It sucks that everyone is getting hit so hard, but realistically, once you have a few palettes, then you have every color of eyeshadow you could ever need. It was fun first getting into it, but now, it's just not the same.
So awful that they did this to so many employees. Kinda hard to believe it’s even legal to give people such little notice.
I don't like how Morphe abruptly closed but most US employers are at will. They don't have to give warning at all. Employees don't have to give notices of termination either. People need to keep this in mind when taking on a job. You can be fired at any time and you can quit at any time, end of.
I was never into makeup. I only ever cared about good skin.
Sounds like a class action lawsuit in the making.
The JHill palette had us in a chokehold 😂
Her brushes from her morphs are still amazing quality!
A lot of things that happened in the beauty community and beyond, like Morphe's downfall, is all a chain of events all pointing back at Tati. She opened up the Pandora's box of influencer drama.
Totally agree
But if those employees hadn’t have given a two weeks notice they’d be villains.
I never liked Morphe and the problematic people they endorsed but I feel bad for the employees,how isn't this illegal in the US?
To lay off so many people without any notice but if you want to quit you're expected to give a 2 week notice?
Washington Square is closed too?? Those poor employees this is so upsetting to hear😥😥😥
This happens SO often. This is nothing new. It’s sad, but this is reality.
If I worked at one of those stores and had one days notice, I’m stealing so much. If I was a manager, I’m encouraging stealing. Giving people less than a weeks notice, at the very least, is still bad!
I remember always being OBSESSED with makeup like wanting the really expensive brands, keeping up with the post popular makeup launches, etc and it just seems over time all of that has faded and I think part of it is bc of the pandemic. During the pandemic no one was going out so no one wanted to wear makeup and I think we just got used to it. I also think the whole “self-love” and “self-care” thing has gotten bigger where ppl care more about skin care stuff than makeup
i think matt walsh talked about how the US has different laws then the rest of the world in regard to those pigments. and in the UK they are able to use those. but they still are required to disclose this bc it was happening in the US. i feel so bad for the employees
This is so bizarre to me, you would think we would have labor laws in place to keep companies from just dumping employees into limbo without warning like this
The way companies treat their employees is ridiculous. 'Forever grateful' but not enough to give them advanced notice apparently.
I always eyed their palettes when I'd pass by in Ulta, thought maybe I'd pick one up someday. Never did since I have enough makeup and now I never shall. 🤷🏼♀ I have a few eyeshadow palettes and the two I turn to the most are still plenty full; I don't wear makeup that much anymore either and I have become allergic to several different types of eyeliner the last couple of years unfortunately. I just find less and less reasons to wear makeup lol. I am a diehard KVD liquid lip fan though, I LOVE lipstick. They already dropped my perfume so I hope they never drop my two fav colours.
At least they got notice. I had a company that gave NO notice and I didn't even get paid for the days I went in to service my stores. just closed there doors bye bye
Marlena is somewhere smiling about this right now
With the whole conversation of beauty content not being so popular anymore, this is SO true. Coming from someone who was in Junior high at the peak of beauty influencers (2016-2017), I personally don’t even do as much makeup as I once did. Now that the current makeup trends encourage a more natural look, beauty influencers have gone down with the makeup of that time. They can’t make money off of these sorts of palettes anymore when the trends contradict the style. Glam was SO important to my childhood, but times are changing.
Now is this legal? In my country employees and employers are protected. Employers need to get a 4 week notice at least and employees get 4 weeks up to 7 months, depends on how long you worked there
It's legal in the USA. Most employers are at will. They can terminate without notice. In turn, employees can quit without notice ( even though courtesy is most people give two weeks )
I have enough makeup from that era to last me a lifetime I’ll never buy makeup again
Once they canceled the star that provided 90% of their income!!!!! Morphy went down hill
The FDA is so behind on safety for cosmetic ingredients and many ingredients that are “ not safe for immediate eye use” are safe in other countries like in Europe who actually are up to date on their regulations. Many brands like colourpop also have this disclaimer which is why a lot of palettes don’t include the word “eye” and instead will say “shadow” or “face” palletes
This is appalling, does the US not have laws regarding the unemployment notice??
I know when the company that owned the restaurant that I work at filed for bankruptcy, there was a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that made it where they couldn’t say anything. So when another location closed, no one found out until there was chains on the door when they were opening.
If anyone doesn’t know, this is not uncommon in retail….and many don’t even get severance. It can happen too any business…it sucks but it’s just the reality of retail
These UA-camrs were convinced they were the new celebrities and this goes to show that’s the difference between them and the real celebs. The real celebs have a genuine talent that comes with longevity while these narcissists had a solid 3 years. That era is over.
I see a class action suit coming from the Morphe Employees!
All those jobs being lost is crazy and I’m praying because I work for Amazon right now and they just dropped thousands of people and have yet to reach my building. Having to find a new place to work while also making rent, car notes, insurances is stressful already.
I heard big lots might be next 😬 the economy is just so bad right now
I mean of course Morphe would be shady to their employees! Morphe as a brand has ALWAYS been shady and untrustworthy.
The last makeup item I bought was an 11 dollar on sale “Huda Beauty Obsessions Eye Shadow Pallette.” It’s perfect for traveling, at a great sale price, and it’s a good quality piece. I don’t really follow trends or influencers and with the price of eggs, milk, and gas these days, expensive beauty products are not the way to go! These so called “Influencers “ won’t be missed.
Morphe honestly doesn't deserve any support or business with how they handled their closing and screwing over their employees. That short of a termination/separation notice is SCARY when you are living paycheck to paycheck to provide for yourself or family. Just even imagining what their employees must have felt makes so truly sad. To do that DURING Christmas is even more heartbreaking. Morphe could have at least given their employees enough time to look for another job before laying them off.
Morphe should have remained as an independent supplier of beauty products. The minute they started the x collabs it went downhill because all those influences were beefing with each other and all the secrets started coming out . If they just remained as a supplier they wouldn't have lost the customer base of the brands
I think one real problem with morphe is they stopped appreciating smaller influencers & they dont send out good pr either
They been just releasing nonsense like cocacola palettes ? 😫
There are so many beauty brands, it’s never necessary to buy controversy with your eye shadow.
Those poor employees! They absolutely don’t deserve to be treated like that. This bosses should be ashamed. I completely understand how they felt.
My old boss let me know on the day itself that it was going to be my last day and for me not to tell my part timers about their position till the next day. I didn’t care and warned them. How in the world do you think it’s ok to be told you don’t have a job as you are getting ready for it? And my old boss’s wife still has the cheek to tell me when she saw me working at another place that the store closed??
This really ticks me off... jobs demand you be punctual and let them know of your plans weeks and months in advance, but they can terminate you with no notices. I'm glad that I do not own anything Morphe.
I switched over to using color pop and elf.. I do enjoy morphe but I stopped using them as much after I bought their mascara I used it for about 5 or 6 months and everytime I would wear my eyes would itch like hell. So I stopped buying morphe altogether.. now I wonder why my eyes itched
I used to work there.. in Sacramento. I’m not surprised about any of this.
It's a crime that they didn't have to give the employee's more of a notice !!!! Shame on them!! 💛💛💕💕
RIP MORPHEEE
How could they do this 😭
@@derrickjuinor grow up are you freaking kidding me HOW are they going to do this ?!!! Waahhhhh!!!🤦🏾♀️🙄I'm sure they weren't thinking of you when they decided you, ya know; when they realized that they weren't making the money that they needed and the store (The brick and mortar stores);weren't where it was at!!! please grow up you little Gen Zer, cuz you sound so RIDICULOUS!!!!
Homegirl got a 3 week severance and still complaining, while my husband got ZERO days notice, got laid off BEFORE Christmas, without any severance at all. Our ungrateful ass society is doomed.
To shed some light on a few things. If a store is in a mall they have signed a lease for a certain amount of years, if they want to renew the lease they can but it seems Morphe didn’t want to. Also it’s the same for stand alone stores (boutiques). Also in certain states it is law to inform employees of mass law offs (WARN letters). Especially in California, when you terminate an employee, you are required to pay them everything they are owed on their last day.
Pack up the store?? After you give me 1 day notice??? HA! Y'all can watch me pack up the store INTO MY CAR! The way I would snatch that shit up and sell it - you ain't finna have me homeless 🤣
Not surprised this company is going down after everything that happened with Dramaggedon, but I do feel really bad for the employees that we given zero notice.
chances are the law suits for the colorings (which are only "unsafe" in the usa) have led to them closing all physical stores to protect their brand from further lawsuits. The amount of jobs lost is incredible, hoping they find something new soon
I work at makeup warehouse for a popular online makeup brand and it’s true that makeup isn’t as popular since 2020!