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by steve_adams_86 968 days ago
My experience in Regus coworking spaces has been fairly awful. Disorganized, dirty, my desks were wobbly, never got the key to my storage drawers, etc. If they’re a big player and they purchase WeWork, I’d consider the entire space worth avoiding.
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I experienced both positive and negative. When the on site staff was good, the experience was good. I think the model is sound but the key differentiator is operational excellence and hiring. This goes for any business though.
They're not focused on individuals. Their focus is larger companies and long term relationships. The "co-working" factor isn't there at all.
That explains my experience. I wonder if they pivoted to coworking in my area due to the pandemic and having too much unrented space.
That and with WeWork running around with the hype there was probably investors/shareholders demanding that they take a piece of the supposedly juicy market (that existed because the ilk's of Regus never made short-term feasible).