Unlimited free beer is being withdrawn for members of the international office-sharing company WeWork as it tries to shed its image of a “frat boy” culture. The American organisation, founded in 2010, is the largest occupier of office space in London apart from the government. Members can rent a desk, a room or space for a whole business. In a pilot scheme in New York, workers will be limited to four beers a day and the taps will be closed from 8pm to midnight. Two weeks ago The Times reported that Ruby Anaya, 33, a former WeWork director, was suing the company over sexual harassment, claiming that it was “only a matter of time before someone gets raped” at its summer camps in Britain and
WeWork is restricting the amount of free alcohol available to members in a New York - based restaurant , a move it denied was related to a recent lawsuit . Ruby Anaya , a former director at the co - workspace company , is suing the company claiming sexual harassment occurred at company events , which have gained a reputation for cultivating a booze - fuelled " frat boy " culture . WeWork said the new policy was not related to the lawsuit , and that the software to allow the provision of alcohol at its offices was something its had been working on for some time . WeWork has rejected Ruby 's claims and is dropping the case .