Aww man… He hired someone to manage the unionization process (they were bastards, because obviously they were, who isn’t a bastard that willingly works with management, jfc paul) who he soon fired when they started their union busting intimidation BS, then offered pretty extensive pay and perk increases to his workers. His employees then overwhelmingly voted not to unionize, in a process overseen directly by the WA secretary of state.
Paul is a brilliant mycologist and a truly terrible businessman - to that end, part of the promises he made to his employees was to step back from direct management and hire someone, you know, competent. But he’s also a very notorious hippy and the most vocal proponent of therapeutic psychedelics and psychedelic-enhanced therapy, and certain rightwing fuckwads have been absolutely trashing anyone that advocates anything to do with drug decriminalization. He deserves the criticism for hiring that group yes, fucking hell though even with that he’s done nothing to justify this extreme degree of loathing.
Ugg boots, starbux, flannel… Ushanka? This is some cultural overlap, and I’ll admit I’m absolutely here for it.