If I were an investor in WeWork, I would be concerned about this as well. Except that I'm not an investor, and I'm assuming 99% of angry commenters aren't eithe

If I were an investor in WeWork, I would be concerned about this as well. Except that I'm not an investor, and I'm assuming 99% of angry commenters aren't either. Devil's advocate: Conflicts of interest are absolutely everywhere and can never be avoided completely. For example, here's a conflict of interest in my own job: I want my employer to pay me as much money as possible, and my employer wants to pay me as little as possible. And if I were a manager/director/executive, I would want to hire as many people as possible to boost my stature. And the company would want to hire as few people as possible to keep their expenses low. The fact that a conflict of interest exists, isn't in itself a irreconcilable problem. It only becomes one if one party tries to hide it from the other, and deceives them to get what they want. Presumably that isn't happening at WeWork. If you're an investor in WeWork, I can understand your concern, and your wanting your board representatives to take a close look at these agreements. From what I hear though, the investors and board of directors are all perfectly happy with the arrangements that have been made. Perhaps a little less soapboxing from the peanut gallery is in order.