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As far as I can tell the only benefit they provide over other smaller coworking spaces (most of which are a lot better) is that there are a lot of them. You can

As far as I can tell the only benefit they provide over other smaller coworking spaces (most of which are a lot better) is that there are a lot of them. You can get a mebership at a WeWork in Austin, then pop into the one in Tokyo to get some work done while you're visiting. That being said, that's probably not worth the expense, terrible technology, or loudness of weworks for most people.

cameldrv 7y ago
There are a lot of companies that have small remote Wework offices for sales/support/short term projects. For larger companies that have a bunch of these, Wework has the advantage of being simple and standardized and available in most cities.
- SamWhited 7y ago
  Ah, that's a fair benefit I hadn't thought of. If you're a big company with tons of little remote offices having a single bill is probably nice.
roland35 7y ago
They don't seem to focus much on the 'digital nomad' side of things either, so I am not sure if that is a big part of their benefits! I'd imagine most of their customers only use local weworks.
- SamWhited 7y ago
  Yah, absolutely. It's the only benefit I can think of (and it's not really a benefit, coffee shops and other coworking spaces with a day pass exist) and I've never heard them advertise it. They only advertise "community building" nonsense. I'm not saying that no company has ever made vital connections or new leads in a wework, but I'd be willing to bet money that it's a very, very low number. Nowhere I've ever worked has engaged with any other company just because they were both in a wework other than maybe playing a game of ping pong with some random people in the lobby or similar.
- duxup 7y ago
  I remember a lot of the office sharing type companies selling that whole having an office anywhere thing as a big selling point and then ... they didn't mention it. I also suspect it just wasn't a common thing people did.

cameldrv 7y ago

There are a lot of companies that have small remote Wework offices for sales/support/short term projects. For larger companies that have a bunch of these, Wework has the advantage of being simple and standardized and available in most cities.

SamWhited 7y ago
Ah, that's a fair benefit I hadn't thought of. If you're a big company with tons of little remote offices having a single bill is probably nice.

roland35 7y ago

They don't seem to focus much on the 'digital nomad' side of things either, so I am not sure if that is a big part of their benefits! I'd imagine most of their customers only use local weworks.

SamWhited 7y ago
Yah, absolutely. It's the only benefit I can think of (and it's not really a benefit, coffee shops and other coworking spaces with a day pass exist) and I've never heard them advertise it. They only advertise "community building" nonsense. I'm not saying that no company has ever made vital connections or new leads in a wework, but I'd be willing to bet money that it's a very, very low number. Nowhere I've ever worked has engaged with any other company just because they were both in a wework other than maybe playing a game of ping pong with some random people in the lobby or similar.
duxup 7y ago
I remember a lot of the office sharing type companies selling that whole having an office anywhere thing as a big selling point and then ... they didn't mention it. I also suspect it just wasn't a common thing people did.