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The brewery's 'people team' has launched a letter to counter what they call a "group of unhappy employees".
It accused BrewDog of being a “toxic” employer which led former staff to be fearful and suffer mental health issues as a consequence of working at the company. The former staff alleged there were safety concerns at the business and that staff experienced a “residual feeling of fear” while working there. They also alleged the company forced them to do things they were uneasy with, such as bypassing customs when sending alcohol to the USA. “So many of us started our jobs there eagerly, already bought into the BrewDog ethos, only to very quickly discover that ‘fast-paced’ meant ‘...
A ‘significant number’ of former employees are said to have suffered ‘mental illness’ as a result of working at the Scottish craft brewing…
They added: "You spent years claiming you wanted to be the best employer in the world, presumably to help you to recruit top talent, but ask former staff what they think of those claims, and you'll most likely be laughed at. "Being treated like a human being was sadly not always a given for those working at BrewDog." Brewdog often build marketing strategies around their big corporate social responsibility campaigns and even offered many of its venues across the UK as part of the mass vaccination rollout in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Now, chief executive James Watt has taken...
BrewDog co-founder James Watt has apologised to staff and promised to “listen, learn and act” after a group of former employees wrote an open letter claiming there was a “culture of fear” in the business.