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Adam Neumann
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"No uniform/grooming requirements, summer camp, summit, free beer, community involvement" (in 20 reviews)
"Relaxed work environment with the opportunity to work from home" (in 17 reviews)
Cons
"There is no work/life balance here" (in 36 reviews)
"Long hours, rapid growth means the organization is ever evolving" (in 40 reviews)
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"Incredible ride and opportunity to have an impact on the world"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Great mission.
Inspiring leadership.
Socially conscious organization.
Lots of incredible challenges to solve.
You're working on a product that you use, and talk to customers every single day.
Collaborative culture.Cons
This is a crazy startup, so you need to be comfortable with change and rapid iteration.
Benefits could be better.WeWork 2018-12-18 15:42 PST Helpful (2)
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"Exciting company to work for!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
A real sense of community, constant progression, great benefits, amazing perks, inspiring work atmosphere
Cons
Work/Life balance, nothing, really ,else, that, is, a, con
WeWork 2019-03-04 08:48 PSTHelpful (333)
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"A La La Land Like No Other"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
VERY cool HQ--beer, fruit water, and other treats on tap, free breakfast, amazing decor, lots of events and cool trendy vendors who bring free stuff--if you like to humblebrag via Insta, you'll love this place.
Some cool people --celebrities come in and out, your colleagues are generally very attractive folks, there's a sense of excitement and true commitment to the work (borderline evangelism) depending on who you work with and what you do.
Name recognition and valuation -- company is a rising star and it's worth having on your resume.
A cool mission on the surface--bringing community together, helping people do what they love (making work a passion rather than a chore) through connection.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.Advice to Management
Honestly, whatever you can do to create more authenticity in people, in the feel of the company, do it. Create meaning and purpose for everyone--help them see how what they do actually matters. And maybe actually institute meaningful performance management measures.
WeWork 2018-05-25 07:48 PDTHelpful (11)
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"Pretty on the outside"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
-Great mission statement
-Lots of events
-Community oriented
-Beautiful Offices
-Breakfast daily and occasional dinnersCons
WeWork has a problem with letting great employees walk out the door in favor of hiring cheaper labor or replacing them with upper management's friends. There's very little investment in careers vs jobs, and there's no real oversight for departments so directors can get away with treating people like crap and overworking them.
And if you're a woman you will still get paid less than your male peers.Advice to Management
Invest in the people who are investing in WeWork. Try tuning in to how your teams really feel. Pay attention and reward those who are doing their jobs.
WeWork 2019-03-14 16:10 PDTHelpful (16)
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"They don’t know what they are doing"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Huge company. Great name on your CV...
Cons
They don’t know how to utilize the people they have and just hire all the time. Limited promotion opportunities, lots of internal politics and big messy, unstructured roadmap.
People hate the place but stay for the money until they have something better.Advice to Management
Stop hiring just for the sake of hiring, see what talent you already have.
WeWork 2019-03-06 11:26 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Fast paced and lots of opportunity. Growth is becoming unhinged and organization is a mess"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Pipeline of projects is huge. Opportunity to move very quickly into senior roles and manage more people. Salaries slightly above industry average.
Cons
Recent quality of hires has been very low. Many inexperienced people coming from low tier companies or unrelated industries. No 401k match or retirement benefits. Stock options no longer offered to new hires.
Advice to Management
Focus on hiring the right people as opposed to filling roles 'right now'. Mid level managers are often very inexperienced tenured folks who don't have the requisite skills or experience to manage people yet. Need to improve benefits to remain competitive in this market.
WeWork 2019-02-27 16:27 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Needs to pay attention to details"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Cool people,
fun environment
lots of room for growth
learn alotCons
too cultish
underpaid
overworked
very bad work life balance
leadership has lost sight of the day to day important things and has their head in the cloudsAdvice to Management
you've lost sight of what you started. give every project more attention and stop cutting corners. A smaller number of things done well is better than many things done only barely passable.
WeWork 2019-03-19 17:10 PDTHelpful (4)
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"okay"
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RecommendsNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Free beer and lots of free food.
Cons
No work life balance, you will end up sleeping there.
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"Great place"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at WeWork part-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Fantastic culture and a good place to learn
Cons
No cons as such only a slight need of clarity in assignments
Advice to Management
Doing a fantastic job
WeWork 2019-02-25 18:43 PSTHelpful (1)
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"Work Experience"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at WeWork full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Friendly and cohesive teams, great personal growth opportunities, networking with members within community, fun culture
Cons
Long work days within community, pay is below market value (at the moment), buildings could be staffed better
WeWork 2019-03-05 22:45 PST
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