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WeWork has an existential issue in that the entire workforce will emerge from this with at least 2 months of remote work experience. Many, many employers and individuals will realize that remote is OK, and in fact has a ton of benefits.

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I dunno, I feel like this could swing either way. I'm a remote worker and I work out of a coworking space. If more people go remote, demand for coworking space could also increase.

I'd agree with this take. I think some number of people will realize they don't like needing to go to the office every day but also can't feasibly work from inside their own house (kids, dogs, spotty wifi, loud neighbors, etc).

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted. While I do not think this is the main source of risk (their insane burn, and losing N weeks of income from tenants who cancel are much more concerning) there is a very real possibility that many companies who were resistant to allowing work-from-home are now more comfortable with the idea and could consider it as an option to when they outgrow any office space in future.

Your forgetting the obvious overcorrection against remote once it's "safe" everyone who felt they lost control is going to be way worse. Others who are smart will be better. Also you're assuming there aren't a lot of terrible employees taking advantage as well.

There are a lot of terrible managers and terrible employees ruining things for everyone else.

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