[kaon123]

I worked in WeWorks office for a year (Barcelona) and was awed by the amazing quality and design of their offices. Focusing on my work was easy, interchange with my colleagues natural, and the post-workday beer kept me staying late. Most of their buildings have gone, and now it is back to the dreary and loud staple office space. It makes me sad.

Is anybody else having a similar experience? Is there anything outside the US with a similar level of quality?

[knallfrosch]

Reminds me of the early Netflix era, where every show was there, the cost was neglible and you could share it with 4 people. Now the catalogue sucks, cost has gone up and sharing is no longer possible. Or the pandemic-era food delivery, or the illegal private taxi services like Uber.

It was cheap money subsidizing what they hoped would turn into a monopoly.

[benjaminwootton]

We were definetly spoilt with WeWork because the entire show was subsidised with SoftBank cash.

So many nice buildings in world class cities must have cost a fortune to establish, but the short term rental market cannot bare that much of a premium so it left us with a great product for only a slightly higher fee.

I agree the whole setup is nice, though the customer service leaves something to be desired.

[barnabee]

In London there are plenty of both smaller more independent individual and small chains like Second Home [1] of co-working spaces as well as larger players like The Office Group [2].

I've not found the environment at most WeWorks to be anything special compared to most of these others, often not as good. WeWork's one big advantage is how uibiquitous they are in major cities, which is incredibly handy when travelling.

[1] https://secondhome.io/ [2] https://www.theofficegroup.com/uk/workspaces/coworking

[kaon123]

Will take a look thank you!