I feel really quite sad and angry about the fact that Andy Malone is marketing himself as an advocate for mental health. I had someone very close to me work with him for just over a year. It started out great and quickly progressed into the worst year of our lives. The bullying, abuse, aggression and unfair dismissals that staff faced was shocking. I saw how bad it was before this person did. I begged them to leave. The bullying got worse. There was an expectation for people to work ridiculous hours and basically not be allowed to have a life outside of work. The turnover of staff was crazy. The person close to me ended up with severe mental health issues and tried to commit suicide and it all culminated from working for that horrible man. 2 years on, and the effects of working for Andy Malone are still impacting on our lives. The mental health issues are still there. They weren't the only one that I know was suicidal, depressed or really struggling after working with him.
It angers me that he is making himself out to be someone he is not. It's evident from his posts that he is a bully. You can't pull a stunt pretending to go to LA, then make a documentary about people trolling you after they find out you've lied about it. I don't think he realises the definition of trolling. The people he accuses of this are merely stating an opinion and they're entitled to do that. I don't think that he gave the money to PIPS. Reading the comment about how he acted during the interview with PIPS made me uncomfortable. I've never been affected by suicide but I could have been had the attempt been successful and really it would have been Andys fault with the underhand and bullying tactics that he displayed whilst this person was under his employment.
The meals donated to the homeless at the time AMPT started, were meals that had been paid for by people that weren't collected or overstock. Either way they were for the bin. If he had off sold them, he wouldn't have given the homeless a second thought. I would strongly think this is still the case. He actually told the charity to tag him on Facebook and contacted them when they forgot the first time. Any person genuinely wanting to help wouldn't expect a mention and would do it all discreetly. But hey, Andy is all for the likes