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WeWork lays off 300 employees — January 19, 2023

WeWork, a real estate company based in United States, laid off 300 employees on January 19, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company

WeWork

Employees laid off

300

Date

January 19, 2023

Industry

Real Estate

Country

United States

Company stage

Post-IPO

Total raised (pre-layoff)

$22200M

Source: https://investors.wework.com/news-and-events/press-releases/financial-releases-details/2023/WeWork-Announces-Date-of-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2022-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx

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More WeWork layoffs

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WeWork	—	September 23, 2020	Real Estate	China
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