WeWork reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,483 total reviews)
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John Santora

68% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

WeWork has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,483 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WeWork employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Real Estate industry (3.8 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Jul 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generally the people that are hired to work at WeWork are great. Leadership is questionable and very often people are not prepared or qualified for their roles, but they are mostly good people that are enjoyable to work with.

Cons

This has been such a disappointing place to work. Everything that WeWork claims to be about, it’s actually the opposite. The culture is competitive, leaders are only looking out for themselves, and the politics are endless. The company focus constantly changes, so no one knows what they are doing and the day to day is insanely reactive. They lose so many great people because no one in leadership actually cares to invest their time in making their teams feel valued. If you have integrity, an opinion, and/or believe in doing the right thing - skip this. The leadership here is wildly threatened by people who speak the truth and poke holes (especially if you’re a woman). They simply don’t want to hear it.

1.0
Jul 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Many team members are working hard trying to hold onto what was good and support each other. - Most members have interesting businesses. - Free beer and food (for when you work 12-16hrs) - You can say you were a part of a international powerhouse (before it crashes) - Good career advancement (because of the high turnover lots of positions open up all the time)

Cons

-You will have to work 55-65 hours a week without lunch breaks, additional compensation, or even a thank you. - 10 hour days at the buildings and 3-4 nights a week for internal and external sales events. -Make no mistake - this is a corporate real estate sales job. They will feed you lines about a grand mission of the company but the only thing that drives decisions is making sure we hit sales goals and keep our high valuation. -Fear based management style where your job is threatened for infractions ranging from not hitting numbers, missing a number in a spreadsheet, or having an opinion -All departments are understaffed and overworked so it takes a long time to resolve issues. -The buildings are cheaply put together leaving major construction, operational, and maintenance issues for the Community Team to resolve. - Expanding too quickly so teams end up competing with each other which has shifted the dynamic of the entire team. Instead the team members have to protect their own butts. - very high turnover - Check out the multiple articles on lawsuits and financials to get a clearer picture of where this company is headed.

1.0
Apr 23, 2014

Life experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You meet some really great people.

Cons

Expectations are unrealistic and put an inordinate amount of stress on everyone which is only compensated by free alcohol. You get the feeling the CEO is more concerned about joining the list of the worlds richest than the list of best places to work. They should hire someone from Google or Autodesk to improve morale. I wouldn't be surprised if they implode. Otherwise they'll run you down and replace you.

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