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. @WeWork is a clown-show.
I run a business ( @Nativ_3) and a non-profit ( @WallaceInst) in one of their offices in Washington, DC. @MayorBowser ordered all non-essential businesses closed, but WeWork has forced us to pay our rent while not paying theirs. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
I run a business ( @Nativ_3) and a non-profit ( @WallaceInst) in one of their offices in Washington, DC. @MayorBowser ordered all non-essential businesses closed, but WeWork has forced us to pay our rent while not paying theirs. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
My business and my organization are non-essential in DC. And yet, @WeWork suggested that we put our employees in harm's way because they "remain open."
How reckless and dangerous is it to suggest we flout @MayorBowser's order and come into our office?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
How reckless and dangerous is it to suggest we flout @MayorBowser's order and come into our office?
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
We proceeded to push back on @WeWork's ludicrous request, asking for a suspension of rent for an office space we are not allowed to use due to @MayorBowser's closure of non-essential businesses and @CDCgov guidelines.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
Instead of providing relief for small businesses and organizations, @WeWork instead chose to "defer" our rent, prolonging payments for an office that we cannot use per @MayorBowser's orders for a later date.
How is this acceptable when WeWork isn't paying their own rent?
How is this acceptable when WeWork isn't paying their own rent?
To be clear: Our WeWork representative has been nothing but helpful. It's beyond reprieve that her management puts her in this uncomfortable and indefensible position of taking advantage of their tenants during a global pandemic.
Especially when @WeWork isn't paying their rent.
Especially when @WeWork isn't paying their rent.
Contrast this with @IndustriousHQ, where our office in Minneapolis is located, who gave us a 60-80 day suspension in rent due to @GovTimWalz's shelter-in-place order.
We will remember the way @WeWork chose to do business in a crisis and will never do business with them again.
We will remember the way @WeWork chose to do business in a crisis and will never do business with them again.
Spread this story from @GillianTan about @WeWork skipping rent payments while they shake down their own tenants: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/wework-isn-t-paying-some-april-rent-as-it-seeks-landlord-relief
