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You want mandatory return to office? Really?

• mkwarman 3y ago
  I think it's likely they were literally referring to the economy rather than return to office, considering WeWork stands only to lose when employees work from their employer's office
  • fsckboy 3y ago
    yes, I was, motivated by my extensive studies in the dismal science and finance, and my stock portfolio :)
    • tharkun__ 3y ago
      The commercial real estate portion of my portfolio agrees with you. The person that loves not having to go to an office does not ;)
  • cowsandmilk 3y ago
    In their 2019 S-1, WeWork stated 40% of their memberships were from companies with over 500 employees. For many companies, moving to remote did mean terminating WeWork memberships.
    • tharkun__ 3y ago
      This is why I commented the way I did but I guess your parent found it down-vote-worthy. One of my recent companies was one of those. A bit smaller but their entire office footprint was at WeWork offices in various places. Zero remote before Covid. Had to be in a WeWork office where they had a presence. Not even just "a" WeWork.
      • mkwarman 3y ago
        > I guess your parent found it down-vote-worthy. I didn't downvote you. I don't even have the ability to downvote on HN yet. I just interpreted the parent comment differently and thought the different perspective could help provide context. Especially since I was similarly surprised at the idea that someone would prefer mandatory return to office
    • mkwarman 3y ago
      Interesting! Thanks for educating me. I always assumed significantly more of their business was remote folks that didn't want to work from their actual home.
• fsckboy 3y ago
  >You want mandatory return to office? Really? I have absolutely no reason to leave my house, and my intellectual tendencies keep me occupied without any other people around. Personally? I would welcome a staffed office to go to. I go to coffeeshops (with the other regulars) and it's nice but it's not the same