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Re:What people actually do at WeWork by abawany on Saturday February 03, 2018 @08:41PM (#16300772)
I have used Regus. Very economical, clean, and professional with small private offices. Given the price, for our needs it was perfect.
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by jdavis703 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @08:49PM (#16300803)
I worked in a Regus facility. It got the job done, but it just felt extremely corporate and uninspiring, especially when I compare it to WeWork. If you're a solo entrepreneur, or small team it's really nice being able to have the perks you'd get in a bigger firm's office space.
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by usaphp on Saturday February 03, 2018 @09:07PM (#16300866)
Regus has converted many of its offices to a new modern style and call it “spaces”: https://www.spacesworks.com
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by ms013 on Saturday February 03, 2018 @10:57PM (#16301240)
I use Regus currently. I think it’s fine: coming from an open office plan at my last company, the fact I can visually and audibly tune out people via a door and walls is awesome. I hated being forced to live in headphones land. My only complaint about the regus space is the length of the lease: I’ve considered wework to move to once my year is up in a couple months so I can go to a month to month plan. Unsure if I want to go back to a noisier/visually cluttered environment though...
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by toomuchtodo on Saturday February 03, 2018 @11:32PM (#16301354)
Use WeWork to negotiate for a month to month with Regus.
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by ppbutt on Saturday February 03, 2018 @08:46PM (#16300797)
Just don't get stuck on their email list... After unsubscribing countless times and still receiving emails from them, I had to threaten them with contacting the FTC to finally get removed from their mailing list.
Re:What people actually do at WeWork by throwaway892342 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @05:56AM (#16302287)
My company just switched from a regular office building to Regus, presumably for accounting reasons (or to fire the office manager?). I haven't seen it as I'm remote, but I saw the plan and they have 3 people per office.

I don't like open-plan or cubes but I wonder if having three people in one office is any better, and I also wonder how many companies do that when they go with something like Regus.

Re:What people actually do at WeWork by abawany on Sunday February 04, 2018 @11:15AM (#16303301)
I despise open office plans but the Regus approach was workable. When you work within a team in a room, the tendency for random noise was minimal. The only problem was noise leakage from other offices.