Esprit catalog What young woman wouldn’t want to work for Doug and Susie Tompkins at Esprit in the eighties? I was hired from a pool of 250 applicants for my first print production role. The offices on Mississippi were so pristine, we couldn’t wear heels that might damage the floors. The café served amazing food, including sushi once a week. They even photographed employees for their catalogs. Although I didn’t get cast for the shoots, I was in job heaven.