WeWork Reviews

Cons

At times, lack of organization/structure

Cons

This place is like drinking from one continuous Kool-Aid jug. VERY cult-y and cliquey. You are either in or you're out, and if you're out, rather than cut you loose right away, they gaslight you. It's actually kind of shocking how many people I've seen be treated so poorly here, and perhaps no coincidence that they were folks of color.

Kind of hard to find the down to earth people I did find. I enjoyed the Community teams and Security/Ops/Real Estate people I met, probably because they were constantly "hustling," but the HR team (the PEOPLE team, for goodness sake) and a lot of other "prominent" faces were consistently rude, with an overinflated sense of self and zero idea of how the WeWork "values" translate into behaviors/contributions from a prospective employee POV.

You have to have been there since the start, or be prepared to ingratiate yourself, to get any traction in your professional development or career path. I was always shocked how badly my manager wanted to be liked, and how much they were willing to do to be liked, to get any kind of clout and/or promotion just bc they hadn't started out at WeWork as a community team member. Never mind that they were super qualified for their job.

Pay varies depending on who you are; some people earn market value...some people very very much don't, and there doesn't seem to be any consistency that determines which is which.

TGIM. Thank God it's Monday. Mandatory Monday meetings. Sometimes they circulate tequila shots. Is that a plus? Not sure.

Summer Camp. Adult Summer Camp. With EDM, people in salmon colored shorts, and lots of loud rowdy entitled folks. If that's anything but a con for you, you probably belong here and godspeed.

Cons

I must admit that I expected more from WeWork. It seemed like an exciting place to work.

Sadly they are falling in line with the same narrow-minded behavior that plagues all real estate firms in NYC. The black employees are mostly viewed as expendable support staff and nothing more.

If you are a person of color who is qualified enough to make it through the interview process here, they will likely offer you a salary below your market rate but still expect the same level of production as your counterparts.

When the industry talks about diversity and progressive work culture, they are rarely referring to racial diversity. The overwhelming “whiteness” in Commercial Real Estate isn’t a coincidence, it’s a long standing tradition. I just hoped this place would be different.

If you don’t mind being just another number, get in, do your work, enjoy the free perks and keep your head down until something better comes along. At least that’s what I’m doing.

Cons

It is the most white washed work place I’ve seen, there’s maybe 1% people of color in we works unless they are cleaning or doing labor, I haven’t seen one community manager that’s not from the burbs and white here

Cons

Although they promote so much employee wellness, it is not always followed through on. I don't know anyone who hasn't felt incredibly overworked and drained. A billion dollar company is still operating as a startup and is cannot hire quickly enough to support the workload. Although they are hiring at a fast rate, the new hires' managers are people who have only been at WeWork anywhere from 6 months to 1 year, and often don't know enough about the company and it's history and operating procedures to truly inform new hires. Because of these feelings of overworking and being burned out, many people stay at WeWork for shorter periods of time. Anyone who has been at WeWork for 2+ years is looked at as a "veteran".

Cons

I wouldn't recommend my friends working here. There is more chaos, mis-alignment, and arbitrary decision-making thank in any company I've worked for. Everyone is running around reacting to something someone levels above them arbitrarily decided moments ago. There's no strategic plan and employees are treated like disposable products - it's all about the next big thing and not about being mature and calmly forward thinking. It's too disruptive and disheartening to work here for people who meaningfully want to contribute and want to feel valued. It's all about what arbitrary thing the CEO says on any given day and the management team just scrambles to make it happen - doesn't feel sustainable. So weird to watch and be a part of.

Cons

If you're not in NYC or a regional HQ, you run into a ceiling of opportunities. The role can be unrewarding - very reactive and lots of firefighting. Some roles are much easier or harder than others depending on the location. Lots of after hours work.

Cons

At times, it can be difficult because there's a lot of 'yes' folks in a period where the company is experiencing exponential growth and expectations without the tools to necessarily tackle them effectively.

A lot of the directors in the company, while great to work with, don't necessarily have the experience to guide people effectively in times of adversity.

The expectations versus the reality of my role was also a bit oversold, as I frequently worked 60+ hours a week.

Cons

None. This company is absolutely amazing.

Cons

- Considering that WeWork is still a startup things are constantly changing.
- Because WeWork is so decentralized communication can be an issue at times.