James Watt reveals wave of abuse after Brewdog founder's post about work-life balance
Brewdog co-founder James Watt has revealed he has received homophobic abuse on social media since he shared his views on the work-life balance.
People weren’t impressed by what he said but he’s now revealed that abuse has crossed a line with homophobic abuse as well as people saying they want to ‘murder him with a hammer’.
The abuse was mainly posted on his social media platforms and he’s now taken to LinkedIn to share his views on the subject a bit more and described the controversy as ‘bizarre’.
The Aberdeenshire businessman’s original video was alongside his fiancée, former Made in Chelsea star Georgia Toffolo.
‘Toff’ spoke mostly in the video and the pair shared similar views on how much work they like to do and Watt says there was a substantial difference in the responses on his original LinkedIn post and on other social media platforms.
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He said: “People are saying they'd like to murder me with a hammer.
“All because I posted about my approach to work-life balance on Instagram...
“The video went down well on here last week, with almost 2 million views and the vast majority of the responses being overwhelmingly positive.
“But on other platforms where it went viral, the amount of abuse I received was off the charts.
“And whilst I am always up for respectful discussion, there are only so many times you can be called a gay Scottish egg-headed c*** in one day.”
Watt then continued to share his views on work in the UK and took aim at the fact the UK’s output is 13 percent lower than that of France’s per hour, despite the French often being accused as being ‘lazy’ in Britain.
He also shared details of a study which found the UK to be the least work-orientated of the 24 nations that were involved in the King’s College London survey and believes it is partly to blame for the country’s lack of growth over the past 15 years.
(Image: Social Tip/PA) He continued: "I didn't think the video was controversial at all, but this whole bizarre controversy has made me think:
“What does it say about our society when a post extolling the virtues of hard work gets met with this kind of furious backlash?
“As a nation, we love to joke about the French being lazy, but the reality is that our output per hour is 13% lower than theirs.
“And I've heard countless international leaders say that the UK’s work ethic just doesn’t stack up against other nations, especially the US.
“Indeed, a recent study by King’s College London’s Policy Institute found that Britain is now among the least work-oriented countries in the world.
“Worryingly, the study found the UK to be the least work-orientated, by far, of all 24 nations involved.
“With other developed countries now leaving the UK behind economically and as relative standards of living continue to plumet for families living in Britain, the Institute For Fiscal Studies conclusion was clear:
“‘Britain’s relative lack of growth in the last fifteen years can be explained by a decline in productivity.’
“Now, this isn’t to say nobody in the UK works hard—I know that millions of you do and are relentlessly grafting every day.
“And it's also not to say that people have to adopt my personal philosophy on work-life integration.
“But since when did it become mainstream to hurl vile abuse at somebody sharing their approach to hard work?
“And if we can’t have a civil conversation about work ethic without descending into personal attacks, how can we expect to compete on the global stage?”
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