I was never an employee of Weight Watchers, but I have been on the Points, then Points Plus program for many years.
I quit the meetings & online after they introduced Smart Points because it never worked for me, but I continued to follow the PP program and subscribed to the magazine and read the various free materials on Facebook and other online sources.
So, I was on "the outside" when Oprah and Mindy came on board and ruined Weight Watchers.
I think Oprah forced the switch from being "weight loss and maintenance" goals to "wellness" goals because she stopped losing weight after her initial 40-ish pounds and it was embarrassing for her . I always loved Weight Watchers, even when I was doing it on my own. I watched from the outside as Oprah and Mindy took Weight Watchers down the tubes and it made me so sad to watch.
I just cannot believe the nerve and the arrogance of Oprah and Mindy doing their QVC shtick the day after they screwed over so many loyal employees.
The fact that QVC aired their propaganda "we care" BS within 24 hours of the WW mass firing turned me off QVC as well. I have blocked OWN and all QVC channels on my TV due to this. I don't spend alot on QVC, but it will add up if more people stop shopping on it.