cw: death from cancer; MLMs
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u] [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] McCormack (34) is someone [name_f]Faustine[/name_f] has become aware of recently and is contemplating reaching out to. A journalist who’s primarily focused on business scandals, she’s currently working on an exposure documentary about the MLM - Women 4 Winning - which is a supplement brand exemplifying the predatory nature of this industry, and home of the woman who dismissed the medical emergency to claim Orianes’ life. It’s been a passion project for [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] for several years, and really what she had to wait on was appropriate funding sources, as well as her own children’s needs. [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] has two children: a 5-year-old son and 22-month-old daughter, with her partner, and didn’t want her job to compromise family time, a personal issue for her.
With the increase of MLMs in the modern age, [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] grew up witnessing her mom being victimised by these schemes. She was a single parent following the sudden passing of Vespers’ father to aggressive stomach cancer, raising three children - Vesper’s the eldest, followed by her nonbinary sibling, then her sister - and tupperware parties seemed ideal to support them. Of course, this didn’t turn out well for the family. [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] witnessed her mother undergo intense stress, furthered by the demands and passive aggression of the company she worked for, constantly pressuring her to find more customers and promote their name. It was when they demanded she go on an unrealistic business trip to ‘promote company affluence’ that she quit, recognising it had all been a lie peddled to lure her in, and she barely managed to pay off her mortgage as she went back to secretarial work.
It’s the predatory nature - and reliance on societies unfair expectations for mothers’ - that’s made [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] so determined to go after unethical and exploitative businesses. Her initial recognition stemmed from an exposè of a pet company that weren’t doing proper checks on those coming to buy animals, leading to many being abandoned as people weren’t appropriate fits for their needs. [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] hasn’t exactly settled with a particular publication, but instead works with different networks depending on the needs of those she’s looking to aid with her work. For her higher profile, [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] prefers having a very relaxed home environment with her vinyl records; collection of bird paraphernalia, and beloved Norwegian forrest cat, Jubbly.