Shared office space provider WeWork has been accused of trying to poach space from rival firms in San Diego , and John Bielas , managing partner of Downtown Works , said the company is trying to live up to its $ 20bn valuation . But WeWork’s recent aggressive sales tactics, including targeting competitors’ customers — a spokeswoman called it “spreading the WeWork love” — have called into question whether the market has become saturated and is now entering slash-and-burn tactics. A WeWork spokeswoman said the start - up was trying to " make it as easy as possible for people in our company " , but WeWork has come under fire for similarly heavy - handed marketing tactics in New York and Chicago .
Shared office space provider WeWork has been accused of trying to poach space from rival firms in San Diego , and John Bielas , managing partner of Downtown Works , said the company is trying to live up to its $ 20bn valuation . A WeWork spokeswoman said the start - up was trying to " make it as easy as possible for people in our company " , but WeWork has come under fire for similarly heavy - handed marketing tactics in New York and Chicago .