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WeWork plans to file for bankruptcy as early as next week, source says (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Genuinely not sure what the business model was here, or how it attracted so many investors.

"So we get a bunch of office space, right? And then we rent it out not to companies, but to individuals, who then get all the downsides of working in a distracting room full of noisy bastards, while not actually interacting with any of the people they're supposed to be working with."

"I'm in! How much do you need?"

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You just described how regular office jobs are ๐Ÿ˜†