Wet Seal Slammed on Social by Its Own (Now-Former) Employees

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Retailer Wet Seal is in big trouble on social media this week.

The reason? It would seem that the company has yet to master the subtle art of employee relations. Or internal messaging. Or maintaining a retail business. Or much of anything, really.

In short, the store surprised thousands of its own employees across the United States this week by letting them know that their services would no longer be needed and the stores in which they worked would be closing.

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