As a counter point, I left WeWork because Spaces (one of the competitors in the article) had more flexible plans for co-working and was overall cheaper. I also

As a counter point, I left WeWork because Spaces (one of the competitors in the article) had more flexible plans for co-working and was overall cheaper. I also disliked the fact that they kept having all types of loud music in the background. The Spaces location I go to does play music, but they typically have it at a lower volume and the music is usually mellow (ultimately, I'd rather have no music but w/e). I wondered why the Spaces subscription was cheaper than the WeWork I went to, and if I had to guess, it might have to do with the locations they've chosen in my city aren't in the super prime locations like WeWork. Most of the WeWork's in my city are near major downtown intersections/corridors where office space is at an extreme premium. They also offer slightly less amenities. For example, WeWork had cleaning staff come in pretty frequently while Spaces probably only has them come at some point during the day/evening. Plus they don't have free coffee or a gourmet selection of tea like WeWork. But all in all, I'm pretty satisfied with switching. It has the same sort of feel as WeWork what with lots of interesting companies renting the dedicated office spaces, but it's quite a bit easier on the wallet for myself.