Brewdog co-founder apologises to ex-staff over ‘toxic’ working environment
A co-founder of the Scottish craft beer firm BrewDog has apologised to more than 60 former members of staff after they complained of a “toxic” working environment in an open letter that has fuelled concern among the company’s army of small shareholders.
In an Instagram post, Martin Dickie wrote: “I would like to wholeheartedly apologise to every single person who has put their name on that list.”
“As the person whose idea it was to set up a brewery in the first place and as a director and shareholder and co-founder I feel that the responsibility sits with me.”
He offered to engage with any past or former employees who wanted to discuss the working environment at the Aberdeenshire brewery, which was accused of creating a “culture of fear” in a letter earlier this week.
Former staff told the Guardian that Dickie’s words met with a better reception thanthe initial response of James Watt, the company’s other co-founder and the public face of both the company’s rapid growth and its regular controversies.
