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What are HN's impressions of WeWork? I haven't rented one myself, but everyone I talk to seems to say think that they're expensive, that the environment creates a super distracting workplace, and that they only make sense for tiny teams or freelancers who want to meet people.

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If you can get an office, do so. And get a poster or rolling whiteboard to act as a divider (all walls are glass). Oh, and invest in noise-cancelling headphones.

The open plan spaces are very noisy, personally I wouldn't be able to get anything done. If you can, get a separate unit and make sure to put a carpet on the floor, e.g. DEKOWE that can be made to measure, to dampen the echo cause by the glass walls and wooden floors.

Everyone in this comment thread seems to hate the glass walls. Why does WeWork use them everywhere if they are so unliked?

It's probably because it looks better and they sell more of it that way.

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