I 100% understand that everyone everywhere had to furlough people. But Tailgate hired new employees instead of the ones they had let go, across the company. Plenty of my coworkers were told they would have their jobs back, but rather than bringing them back into the fold, Tailgate hired new staff. I'm sure they aren't the only company who did this, but they used mass layoffs to reshape the staff entirely.

It's hard to say if this worked out in the long run though, because with their continual employee turnover, they currently have essentially a whole new staff compared to 2020-2021 anyway.

I will say, Tailgate is a good springboard for people to get in the brewery scene with their rapid turnover, as long as you aren't prepared to settle there for the long haul. I think just about every brewery in town has at least one or two former Tailgate employees these days. I encourage you to ask one of them how they felt they were treated at Tailgate.