I consider myself a kind of a nerd, because when we go to the coffee shop in the mornings, we sit there in a very neat row with our laptops. It's just like being at work, but with coffee and panini. And, of course, you don't get paid.
I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place.
Millennials grew up realizing that they can get the job done without having to go to the office.
The surprising question we get is, 'How many people telecommute at Google?' And our answer is, 'As few as possible.'
One day offices will be a thing of the past
Desktop freelancers and innovative startups all over the world
130 of Automattic's 150 employees work outside of our San Francisco headquarters. Why are so many companies stuck in this factory model of working?
As far as WeWork is concerned, we're not competing with co-working spaces; we're not competing with office suites. We're competing with work. We think there's a new way of working in the world, and it's just better. For the millenials and everybody that understands collaboration and the sharing economy, that's just the right way for them.
