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Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by Alex3917 on Thursday October 19, 2017 @05:15PM (#15511609)
Beer aside, every WeWork I've ever been in seems to have dozens of fridges stocked to the brim with rancid milk. It's weird that they have custom furniture but can't even get their shit together on the most basic issues.
Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by cotterphinney on Thursday October 19, 2017 @05:39PM (#15511762)
THANK YOU. At first I was very confused as to why there were so many half-full milk jars in the fridge but it soon made sense. I don't think this is WeWork's "fault" in that Ronnybrook milk only seems to last about two hours after opening, but they should really buy another brand.
Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by Alex3917 on Thursday October 19, 2017 @07:40PM (#15512474)
It's not just the opened ones. Every time I go into a WeWork I usually end up opening several things of milk to see if there are any that haven't gone bad, and there almost never are. It's like they're turning off the refrigerators at night or something.

It's literally been a problem for several years. The company even acknowledged the problem on Twitter at one point, but didn't bother fixing it.[1] It shouldn't be that complicated to provide non-rancid milk for the coffee. Even in my home fridge milk lasts two weeks after being opened, and that's several degrees warmer than it would be if milk were the only thing being stored in it.

[1] https://twitter.com/i/web/status/840264145467518978

Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday October 20, 2017 @02:14PM (#15517939)
A bit of deflection on part of the company too. "it sounds like this is an ongoing issue for you"
Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by tptacek on Thursday October 19, 2017 @05:46PM (#15511810)
Wait, he didn't fix the milk. He just pointed it out. The rancid milk is still there. Why are we thanking him? :)
Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by tptacek on Thursday October 19, 2017 @05:20PM (#15511644)
I don't think they provide the milk, just a place for people to store their own. Despite the fact that all the WeWorks I have personal knowledge of appear to be horribly overstaffed, the staffing at WeWork is not very effective.
Re:Critics say WeWork is an overvalued real-estate play by Alex3917 on Thursday October 19, 2017 @05:27PM (#15511688)
Ahh the NYC ones all stock milk from local dairies, I assumed the others would be the same.