Karen#1
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TONY ORTEGA
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[Joanna and Cesar Vargas, center, surrounded by employees]
The New York Post on Thursday published a great investigative expose of Joanna Vargas, a famous facialist to the stars.
Writer Kyra Breslin obviously did a ton of work talking to dozens of former Vargas employees about the horrendous working conditions there, and how Scientology was a constant element of it. (Scientology’s own publications indicate that Joanna Vargas is an OT 8, and her husband Cesar at least OT 6.)
As thorough as the piece was, however, we were surprised that such a detailed article didn’t include an interview with a Scientology expert to explain what those employees were talking about.
So we turned to one of those experts, former top Sea Org official Claire Headley, to give us her thoughts about what the Vargas employees were describing.
I did not know Joanna or Cesar Vargas during my time in Scientology. That said, based on what is described in the article, this reads very clearly as a workplace being run using core Scientology management and control systems.
What stood out immediately is that this is not incidental influence, it is structured, applied Scientology just like what you’d expect to see in a Scientology organization delivering Scientology services.
A few examples:
— The use of “conditions” like Affluence and Danger is directly from Scientology’s Ethics Conditions formulas. These are not casual labels as you know, they are part of a formal system used to rank individuals based on perceived production and enforce behavioral compliance. Employees assigned a lower condition are required to write up what they did wrong (overts and withholds), accept responsibility, and take corrective actions.
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[/td]The New York Post on Thursday published a great investigative expose of Joanna Vargas, a famous facialist to the stars.
Writer Kyra Breslin obviously did a ton of work talking to dozens of former Vargas employees about the horrendous working conditions there, and how Scientology was a constant element of it. (Scientology’s own publications indicate that Joanna Vargas is an OT 8, and her husband Cesar at least OT 6.)
As thorough as the piece was, however, we were surprised that such a detailed article didn’t include an interview with a Scientology expert to explain what those employees were talking about.
So we turned to one of those experts, former top Sea Org official Claire Headley, to give us her thoughts about what the Vargas employees were describing.
I did not know Joanna or Cesar Vargas during my time in Scientology. That said, based on what is described in the article, this reads very clearly as a workplace being run using core Scientology management and control systems.
What stood out immediately is that this is not incidental influence, it is structured, applied Scientology just like what you’d expect to see in a Scientology organization delivering Scientology services.
A few examples:
— The use of “conditions” like Affluence and Danger is directly from Scientology’s Ethics Conditions formulas. These are not casual labels as you know, they are part of a formal system used to rank individuals based on perceived production and enforce behavioral compliance. Employees assigned a lower condition are required to write up what they did wrong (overts and withholds), accept responsibility, and take corrective actions.
READ MORE
NY Post exposes celebrity facialist as a Scientologist — here's more to consider
The New York Post on Thursday published a great investigative expose of Joanna Vargas, a famous facialist to the stars.
tonyortega.substack.com
