"We have not always got things right" - Brewdog bosses
The Aberdeenshire based business has been accused of having a "rotten culture" in an open letter by former employees.
Last updated 10th Jun 2021
Ellon based Brewdog have come under fire from former staff who have highlighted what they believe is a toxic atmosphere in the firm.
A Twitter account called 'Punks with Purpose' posted to the social networking site last night with an open letter to bosses, signed by dozens of ex-workers.
They claimed people working there had "suffered mental illness as a result of working at BrewDog".
They also said staff were "burnt out, afraid and miserable" by a results driven atmosphere.
The Twitter statement said:
"You spent years claiming you wanted to be the best employer in the world, presumably to help you recruit top talent, but ask former staff what they think of those claims.
"You'll most likely be laughed at. Being treated like a human being was sadly not always a given for those working at Brewdog."
Now Co-Founder James Watt has released a statement of his own, in which while he claims many others have thrived in what he called a "fast paced" environment, he admitted they hadn't always got it right.
In a statement he said:
"It's hard to hear those comments, but it must have been harder to say them."
He then goes on to promise the company will look at how they can learn lessons from the fallout, saying:
"We appreciate that and we will endeavor to honour that effort and courage with the real change it deserves.
"We aren't going to make excuses, we're going to take action."