From my experience, 80%+ of WeWork people are in tech (but I've only been to the Santa Monica one and the DTLA one, so take my experience with a grain of salt).
I have a home office for when I need to be "in the zone" -- 3 monitors, ergonomic chair, etc. The benefit here is that you could even write off part of your rent (if you're a contractor/freelancer).
I'm in Seattle, the people behind me are in home construction, in front of me is a company working with boutique spirits, there is at least one healthcare company here, an IoT company, and a mix of some other fields.
With entire teams being here, it isn't all programmers. Sales, marketing, biz dev, and engineering are all sitting together and participating in the community.
As for @ home versus at an office, I am far more productive at an office. So much so that I have a nice home setup (I have one ultrawide instead of multiple monitors!) but it is worth it for me to commute 40 minutes to get here.
(I of course have friends who prefer their home versus an office environment!)
Re:WeWork Files for IPO
by ameister14 on Monday April 29, 2019 @04:56PM
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I'm in a New York one and we have a lot of financial advisors, small funds and lawyers, along with tech.
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Could you please review the guidelines?
Super useful to level my focus, the people around me are in a wide mix of fields not just technology, and having a proper reserved space is a huge boon to productivity. I can have a real monitor, an ergonomic keyboard and mouse, and multiple machines setup.
I value my back, neck, and wrists far too much to work from a coffee shop every day.
WeWork Labs also offers some great benefits for startups, the mentors alone have been a great boon.