WeWork reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,480 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 3,480 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 27, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Nothing consequential, free meals mean you have to stay late... on a Monday no less!

Cons

Constant management inflicted anxiety, understaffing on purpose, little chance to advance, backstabbing, low salary, high turnover, etc...

1.0
Jul 30, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- Little to no actual work is required of you - Beer every where to numb your sorrows - Plenty of outings and trips and excursions to make you forget that you don't really matter - Unlimited sick days!! You still need to be "working" from home but yeah! You can call in sick at any time!!

Cons

- the buffoonery starts from the top down - the product (non) road map changes every day - expect to be interrupted with something urgent that needs to be done right now only to have it ignored after you completed it - career ladder is clearly defined and often repeated but has its rungs thoroughly greased with a giant ape throwing barrels at you - the management is considered a joke by the entire senior engineering team - the department has no real foresight or plan - the entire engineering team, especially the ones that's been there the longest is just waiting to cash in their options and leave - you are give 3 weeks of time off but are heavily suggested to take those weeks during the company designated weeks which effectively only gives you one week off

4.0
Apr 8, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great pay, stock options for all employees, and generous health insurance. Although it looks like a pretentious Silicon Valley startup on the outside most of the people are nice and down to earth. There are nice perks like a cool work space and free food (sometimes), coffee (often have barista at HQ), and free alcohol (although don't take a job based on free food/drinks). Opportunities to travel (yearly summit and "summer camp"). WeWork spends lavishly on corporate events and genuinely tries to retain the startup attitude despite being a massive corporation. Management seems genuinely nice and approachable. Their mission to make work spaces more human and communal is admirable. A lot of startups just make stuff that floats around on the internet and has questionable value, WeWork builds things in the real world.

Cons

No retirement plan. Those who don't work at corporate HQ in NY (those who run the actual WeWork's around the world) seem to be under a lot of pressure, are far from most of the exciting stuff, and seem to have a high turnover rate. WeWork is a company where everything is constantly changing which has its upside (innovation) but the constant workload/title/department/goal shifts can contribute to stress, uncertainty, wasted work, and job insecurity (people are laid off or let go very easily and with little warning). Some departments are more competent than others. Work hours are flexible but that means a lot of people, depending on their job, end up staying late or bringing their work home with them. It's nice that WeWork tries to innovate but some of their plans seem half-baked or inspired by the whims of the leadership. Finally the hip "do what you love" attitude can be a bit superficial. The best example of this is the late night TGIM (thank god it's Monday) meetings. No matter how cool your job is most people want to go home at the end of the day, not attend a dull speech, mandatory brainstorming session, or rally.

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