The Shocking True Story of WeCrashed
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- This is the shocking true story of "WeCrashed." For this video, we’ll be looking at the rise and fall of WeWork, which inspired the 2022 AppleTV+ series. Our essay includes Adam Neumann, Rebekah Paltrow, WeLive, and more! Are YOU watching "WeCrashed?" Let us know in the comments!
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Definitely worth the re-up on Apple TV
Well, you probably don't like that. I was expecting series that is based on real events, as marketed, but found that it is a series loosly based on real events...First, they present Adam as a dumb person. I went and watched inteviews with him, he's actually brilliant, in fact- everybody who knew him and spoke on him said he's very charismatic, he's described by some as "the greatest salesperson in history" - in the show he's only seen as someone with two digits IQ. No mistakes, he failed as a CEO- he spent too much and in interview with him (easy to find on CZcams) he explains that he was only focused on revenue and not on profit. He thought that this is what will promise them successful IPO and he was wrong as the market switched from focus on revenue to focus on profitability. So, they made him look like Tommy Wisaue, which he's not.
Other than that, many events that are described in the show never happened. Like the meeting were he took a werewolf mask- couldn't find it anywhere. Or the the clients of a coffee shop that he recruited as his first employees - again, no mentioning to that anywhere.
Almost all the people around him, aside from the few that are based on real people are from different racial minorities, I don't know where this come from. Guess that it has to do with the new woke laws, according which you must have minimum precentage of "minorities" to be nominated for Emmy.
I’m loving it!
@@TheRosatus Are you aware that documentaries exist and that you could just watch those
I am, watched the whole available episodes in 2 days and can’t wait the next one.
When a company insist you have to attend a party and you'll be tagged. That's when you know its time to leave.
Yeah, I'd be taping or tacking my wristband to the bathroom ceiling the night before as they were setting up, and spending the party day either working on my resume or interviewing.
This seems like hell for introverts imagine living in a wework place and being an introvert lol
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Yep! Those summer camp mandatory drink and party weeks would have been death to me. Then again, they wouldn’t have hired me anyway!
As many as there are introverts out there, there are also as many lonely people seeking to have a connection with people.
I'm an extrovert, to a point. I need my alone time, and the idea of working in shared space, which I've done, is my personal hell. I need large periods of alone time to face other people. I was thinking, would you leave Wework for your Wespace? (Shudder) And then go to Weworkout? Would there be an enforced WeAllgarden (community garden)? Ugh. And then We church on Sunday or WeSynagogue on Saturday followed by Webrunch? Starting to sound like the Chinese Communist Party.
Jared did an AMAZING job. I was shocked how much like Adam he seems. I've been following the WeWork story for years now
Well, he IS a cult leader, after all. We understands the mindset.
I don't know. He (again) overdid the accent.
@@missfreakk1416 I hope you're joking! Cause that's not true, those photos were done in jest! Don't believe the gossip sites, the truth will come out soon.
@@missfreakk1416 I remember seeing he was in it and thinking "this is either a genius bit of casting, or is going to undercut any criticisms they make". Ended up being very much the latter - especially with the summer camp episode, which I came to having just a watched a video about the "Mars Island" event a few years ago (they had yoga too!).
Should have just cameo'd in "The Dropout" to present an award to Elizabeth Holmes (and humble-brag that she's "one of the few people who makes [him] feel like a lazy bastard".
Leto is a whackadoo
I saw Adam live, Jared just nailed it. The tone of the voice and mannerisms are identical.
He ain’t a method actor for nothing. He’s possibly the greatest actor of his generation. For me he’s another Daniel Day Lewis but of course he’s his own man with his own artistry
My company does cleaning services for his home
I love the series so much! Jared and Annie did a spectacular portrayal of Adam and Rebekah. After every episode, it leaves me speechless thinking, how crazy their minds are.
I thought their love gave We Crashed a depth that similar series have lacked. (The Dropout, Inventing Anna, etc.- all good, but lacked that redeeming element.)
Their belief in their own jargon blows my mind.
Yes but I felt there something very human about their representation of them. I couldn't hate them in the end. Just smile at how easy it is for *us* to get lost in good intentions sometimes. A lot of the projects seemed nice (to me, who doesn't understand sh* about business) just super overvalued and too self-centered around their own lives. Yes, yes, a bunch of narcissism around those two, i know, but there was something so human, funny, full of life and very dumb. And easy to relate at some level, idk
In a weird way a good PR they could use lol (god help us 😂😂😂)
@@CollantCompridoa good take on things. I can honestly say that after watching this again, I have more respect for him than her. I think she was more gluttonous than he was. She lost me with the school. From what I know about the school, mainly from other sources, the school was truly a vanity project with no direction. Children and parents are vulnerable for an educational experience that is quality and unique. She capitalized on that for her own ambition and vanity
@@cindyinnew maybe. Imagine a version of wegrow really accessible to everyone and not so strict... Idk, I'm not a parent or a teacher. Seemed not so bad to me. But I believe it must be easy to fall on that narcissistic spiral when you think you have all the money you want and praise from everywhere. I believe it's Kara Swisher who use say that companies need at least one or two annoying employees who asks the difficult questions and are not afraid to point what could go wrong in your plan. They surrounded themselves with "yes-man"-mam and of course, nothing could go wrong from there until reality hits you in the your face. That's actually very human. Funny and tragic as well...
Worked at a few WeWorks (not for WeWork) - absolutely loved it. Never enjoyed a working environment so much. Leto was absolutely amazing in the show. I felt like it was really Neumann.
Doesn’t matter how much money Neumann has or makes in the future, --the guys an asshole. Can’t buy decency……more like WeSuck
They really scammed their way to wealth! The crazy thing is how they did a sleight of hand on a sophisticated investor like Masa Son!
There's so many dramatisations of real life events, and I find them really fascinating. I can't wait to see Anne and Jared's work!
It's already out btw😅
Anne Hathaway killed it as Rebekah Neumann. I bet Rebekah was so flattered they got effin Anne Hathaway to play her. Probably made all of this worth it lol.
Hate him or love him, Jared is a phenomenal actor.
i agree! I dont know how he does it.
He is a younger version of Johnny Depp. Legendary!
One and only Jordan Catalano ❤
I was very impressed with Hathaway in this - she managed to make the character deeply unlikeable and yet at times uncomfortably sympathetic. Also, having the podcast that Rebecca was on, she really captured the voice and many of her mannerisms.
Tracking bracelets? No way thats creepy as hell 🤨 why would anyone agree to that?
i got the heebiejeebies from that too. i would never!!
@Tori Reader i know brainwashing and cults, i was born into a jehovas witness family. its sick..
You don't happen to own a smartphone, do you?
Yes exactly
It was a company that is known for endless parties with drugs and orgies. They would accept a bracelet for more of it and we all know it, also you got fired for not cooperating
No compassion for these rich investors. Tired of hearing how superior rich folks are. They are gullible fools. If I saw beer at a business office, I would be running in the opposite direction, not putting my money there. And the cult stuff is obvious. I have run from sniffing similar things and was later proven right. THIS WAS OFFICE SPACE WITH FENG SUI for god's sakes! And someone wanted millions in investments and got it?
Unlimited beer during office hours. Everyone required to be in communal spaces partaking upon the arrival of investors. Wtf were these people from Benchmark and SoftBank thinking? The happy work vibe can only take place if people are actually working, going home at night, having a personal life. This became their world. Yet no higher ups saw the burnout forthcoming? It’s called due diligence and exists for good reason
These “we” spaces sound like a complete nightmare, I couldn’t think of anything worse.
I’m already predicting Anne Hathaway winning the Emmy & all the other tv acting awards.She is beyond brilliant in Wecrashed.
She is so wonderful! Her character is incredibly obnoxious, so much so that it took real skill to keep it from being satire. She nailed it. Leto brings it, too.
Agree
You are only saying that because you fancy her.
I saw the five episodes so far, it's entreating, I wasn't familiar with the Adam Newman's company, but Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto are great in the miniseries.
I see that runs in the Paltrow family this self righteousness
You got that right ...Yup
I'm sorry. When I heard the name Paltrow all I could think about was Gwyneths legs
And vanity, ignorance, entitlement, cluelessness…absolutely horrible people.
they made office space look like huge starbucks and bars
did any of these small biz succeed in this type of enviroment?
Yes I do work in a WeWork a few days a week. I've been a member since 2017 and then stopped in 2019 and recently came back. I love WeWork--didn't know much about Adam until 2019 when it crashed. I have watched both the HULU doc and WeCrashed. Both great!
The series was soooo good, so entertaining, even super funny at times, Jared Leto was superb in it.
its official... i have been living under a rock..
Same here. Never heard of We Work at all.
I have not heard of this show, but I don’t have Apple Plus so.
Same, all of this was brand new information never heard of it
We grow has an interesting premise with inspiring kids and showing them gardening and farming techniques.
However, there is no nap time, reading, writing, music, etc. you need these things in a kid’s school.
Also, don’t get them addicted or exposed to technology too early. Allow their brains to grow. Print books is the best option at that age unless they have eye problems where a kindle would be better.
There is a reason why technology is not good for kids or adults, but especially young kids who are still developing.
His office had opaque walls. Only person who’s office you could not see into! Place was run by children management with very little experience in life or business! Any wonder it failed?
I had a boomer boss that was addicted to hauling us off from our already-existing office space to work in a WeWork across town because she got to expense the trips. I found them unconducive to actually getting real work done but optimal for day drinking, which seemed to be the real point.
So there was a lot of drinking at work and people were vastly underpaid and a loyalty to the company was expected and disingenuous.... Ummm how was this any different to the 80's ???
Wash rinse repeat
While I'm tiring a little of these true crime miniseries lately, I hope it'll get us all to realize that no one has any idea what they're doing and we should be wary of any supposed business genius
He wasnt' defrauding though, even with the toxic environment an all. And he walked out of it with more than a billion dollar, or maybe less but either way 100s of millions of dollar after all of that. The whole thing made it seem like he made a mistake and failed and lost everything, but it's far from it. Also despite everything his business actually works and still is worth over a billion after he left. If he had just listened to the other board members about how to manage the company, it still wouldve kept growing and be really successful. But he's just too ambitious, he probably want to be the richest person in the world and all, and wants to reach there asap, and do what he likes. But you know he's probably that way since the beginning, taking huge gambles in his business decision, where other's would've thought he's crazy and stupid, but he really got there because of it, so you can see why he's so deluded that he's always going to be right.
I think if we look at other success story there are also similar stories, you'd hear the part where people dont believe they can make it, that they are crazy. If they make it we call them a genius, but probably they just took a gamble too, even if you say and educated guess and got lucky.
This was absolutely not true crime.
@@holohulolo I agree. However I think covid would have impacted him greatly, as it did so with every office environment
@@zeusmasterson4117 Ask his employees if they think he is a criminal or not.
Leto really goes to extremes ah! I'll wait till all episodes are available because "The dropout" drove me insane waiting every week for a new episode. These bio-pick miniseries are better to binge watch 😏
Wow I had no idea they had so many side "We" businesses. Definitely cult like, even though some of the intentions are good. Community is good, making offices fun is good, creating a type of charter school is mostly good, but it's the way these things were executed that's obviously the issue. Especially a problem for so many employees to be unhappy there.
That girl at 11:37 on Bloomberg was in high school band with me haha. kudos
Five grand a month for a closet with a mattress on the floor? Insane.
Jared Leto nailed this role because he acts very similar to adam in real life
Sociopaths have the same patterns
Seu 👌
@@TheLevantine
Talvez um psicopata reconheça o outro 👌
I just commented something similar. Jared Leto has his own cult in real life
Why do you think Jared Leto is a sociopath?
It's rare that the real-world ppl are hotter than the actors, but real life Adam and Miguel look great.
Question: What's WeWork?
Adam and Rebekah Neumann: "It's a new way of doing work. It's about creating communities and elevating the world's consciousness. It will literally change history."
My sheet metal worker stepfather who once worked on WeWork's DC location: "It's basically an office rental space. Say you're a small mom-and-pop business owner, but you need either an office or a meeting room to make yourself look bigger. Well, you rent a space from WeWork."
Yeah, not a good thing when an outsider can explain your own company better than you can!
It’s really not that hard to explain it. It’s a very simple business model. What makes it hard is that they are both ridiculously delusional.
@@nadiabalqis Right, yeah, that's what I'm saying. The Neumanns made it more complicated than it needed to be.
@@tmamone83 i agree with you 👍🏻
@@tmamone83I don't think they made it more complicated, but moreso saw it as more significant than what it was and couldn't (wouldn't) explain in simple form because of it...cause they couldn't see the reality of it, just the romanticized version of it. Delusion is a good word being thrown around about them
Jared and Anna were on fire I love Jared here he is such an underrated actor
Weird taking advantage of of people's emotional needs I wouldn't trust someone who uses peoples emotional needs against them.
I...still don't know what people who work at we work do...is it just companies renting out areas for offices? Or do they rent out offices to freelancers or...? I'm still confused 😂
Rich kids playing in startups, pretending to "work hard". Noone can work in a noisy crowded fastfood-like open space😂
Bro this is all an introverts nightmare.
Logan Roy would say to Wework, "You are NOT serious people"
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
And also bad ones.
All I hear is "hippie Wokeness filled with bullshit" in those 2, it's going to be an interesting show.
Both were (and are) absolutely clueless on how to manage a business.
They embody everything about hippie greed.
And they were the complete opposite of being woke as they had no concept of outside, real world problems and issues.
Every time I hear the name of a new business within this organization, it sounds like they are designing a new game for the Nintendo Wii🤣
Unbeliveable that the real story is more insane then the series
What’s even more creepy is Jared Leto has his own little cult in real life haha 😂
This may be why he did this role so well.
Adam - cult - ception
Should I watch? Intriguing story vs Jared Leto. Hm that’s gonna be a tough one
The company's inspirational vocabulary sounds an awful like old Beatles lyrics.
Just finished watching the full series after watching The drop out (Theranos) honestly these people are admirable in the sense their drive and passion is just amazing I mean we can’t even get a stranger to trust us and offer $1 these guys raised BILLIONS and they did disrupt well not Theranos cz it never worked but we work was revolutionary ♥️ I wish I had that passion and drive
We grow and We work Sounded like a luxury We Cult
You guys should make more videos like this, and fewer dumb lists.
Crazy to hear that story!
We crashed is eye opening and entertaining
Makes me scared for the people in goop
Never even heard of this.. Sounds interesting..
If I ever saw you are supposed to or allowed to drink at work, I am out.
If the work place looks like I have to live while working there, I am out.
Those two things are terrifying to me. A) I don’t drink except one drink on vacation every now and then which is barely.
I also believe in a work/life balance. I don’t want to be married to work. We should not have to be. We should not have to choose between work and family.
I mean not just having kids or a husband, but if you want to visit your family members, you should not have to feel like you can’t.
I worked in one of eBays' R&D centers outside the US, there the culture is having team event every once in a week (they spend a lot of money on these, not like WeWork did but yet much). Much is invested in making you feel that the workplace is kind of family. It wasn't mandatory to attend but your superiors would notice that and take a note if you don't. It felt like enslavement. If I don't own the business or doing something I would like to do anyway, I just want to do my job and spend as much of the rest of the time outside of it.
In 2006, I worked as a waitress at a cafe restaurant owned by one of the richest families in America. The bored housewife opened it to give herself something to do and she hired young, good-looking hipsters and scenesters who liked to party. They would let us get drunk and high off a plethora of drugs at work and the owner loved the drama that ensued there from everyone sleeping around with each other. We could dress however we wanted and us girls were totally fine to show as much skin as we wanted and flirt with the customers. At our employee Christmas party, I got so wasted that I took of my shirt and bra and played laser tag like that in front of everyone, including my rich bosses. Everyone who worked there thought the boss lady was so cool, but I never liked her and always thought her encouragement of this behavior at work was fucked up and that her need to be cool was pathetic. It was a toxic place to work for a raging alcoholic like myself who was working through a lot of mental health issues. I haven’t drank in 6 years now and I know her rich husband eventually put his foot down about how the restaurant was being handled some time after I quit. But it’s crazy that they ever allowed everything that happened there and got away with it because they’re extremely wealthy.
@@supersexysadie Sounds like a strip clud more than a resturant to me...You sound like a strong woman, I admire how you reflect on this without pitty yourself. I'm myself avoiding alcohol for nearly a year now.
@@supersexysadie i am sorry you had to go through with that.
That sounds terrifying.
I am glad you were able to quit and were able to put your health first.
@@TheRosatus It does sound like a strip club lol, but would you believe the place was basically Panera Bread except we also served alcohol? Our menu consisted mostly of make your own sandwiches and salads and we were very popular place with families on Sundays. They even had a corner with toys for kids to play with.
Since I was only 21 at the time, I thought it was fun at first. But I ended up resenting the way our bosses used us for entertainment pretty quickly (I tried to quit a total of 3 times and was talked out of it before quitting for real). One of the waitresses blacked out on Xanax while she was serving food and fell hard in the bar area. Instead of firing her, the bosses played the video of her falling down on every TV screen in the restaurant on repeat for a whole day. I kid you not. They had security cameras set up and they would watch us or have their kids watch us even when they were sitting at home in their mansion.
The sister was not a "supermodel".
Mr. Adam Neumann maybe didn't know about Mr. Jordan Belfort and his movie 'The wolf of the Wall Street'. If he did, he may have an awareness about the consequences of succumbing to greed and arrogance.
His tragic life story is pretty similar to what happened to Mr. Jordan Belfort.
Jared Leto is kind of sickening. He’s so talented AND he looks like that! It’s just unfair.
Scamming at the pinnacle.. Makes me sick
I couldn’t focus on work in such a loud environment
thank you!
You're welcome!
Just finished WeCrashed andddddd wowwwww!!! If it was accurate, the 2 of them are the Most delusional, useless, toxic, gaslighting couple I ever seen
I was so confused on whether this story was true or not LOL in the trailer they made it look like some crazy cult that didnt exist but it's true LOL
The irony that they chose Jared Leto to play this person, when you know the rumors of his island 😬
The corporate system is so incredibly broken.
“All the big guys made money”? Are you forgetting about the biggest guy, and the banks that backed WeWork’s first IPO, and the investors that came in after 2017? I care way more about the employees, but that’s no reason to ignore the facts.
employee can invest and own stock tho. heck they can even own NFT now
I designed and built an open air toilet facility with over 20000 sq ft of space called WePoo.
“Activating Space …”
I think Adam set out exactly what he wanted to do.. even though it meant tearing down the little guy. 1 billion dollars is a lot of money
Jared Leto is a good actor but Adam Neuman is. like 6’6”. That was part of his charisma. If he were regular sized I bet no one would have listened to half of what he said. And Anne Hathaway is way too pretty to be playing Gwen Paltrow’s ugly cousin.
I agree with you 1,000 percent. In both instances and her cousin is hideous.
Who cares?
Right lol , perfect with Gwen Paltrow ugly cousins lmao
Yes Adam's wife in real life is a butt ugly narcissists!
So they were landlords? How did no one point this out? It’s not high tech, it’s rent collection.
6:35 Is that Sean Lennon?
Yes I would work in a Wework.
WeLive is not an awful idea especially for people who live alone.
lemme tell you, the real entrepreneur NEVER have time to party, looks exotic with fashion, never have time to go to TV, podcast, radio, etc, never talks about "this business is inspiration to all", have nice skin. does'nt look tired, wear luxury attire. If I see any of the founder look like this, I immediately turn around.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I think the moment the narrator said Gwyneth Paltrow's cousin, I shut down.
Build the life you want on the backs of others, just like every billionaire.
Sister was not a 'supermodel'; she was a model.
The WE brand was sold for 5.9 million, not billion...
Small people just won’t understand why they wanted to branch out
You got the love when they say "the business was successful" when we know it was only losing money and the accounts were all cooked to hide the fact.... yes, that is a lot of success.
In case you are wondering which company will be next to appear in this kind of series. It is obvious that tesla will be next.
Especially after the court forces elon to compensate the investors after the debacle with solar city.
Yeah but he still walked out with millions, I think more than a billion even, after all of this and didn't go to jail. He failed in the sense that he didn't manage to make it to a trillion dollar company, colonizing mars and all that. But if you had a business where youre kicked out of and got a billion dollar from it, would you really call it a failure though?
tesla is going to crash because other ev companies, both luxury and standard are innovating much more quickly than they are
Why would Tesla be on one of these mini series? This series and the dropout highlight products and environments that do not work at all. Tesla is an electric car that does work and run efficiently on a hourly basis…. Yes I am not educated enough to speak on Elon not repaying investors, but the product still works. Could you elaborate how Tesla is the same?
@@herpderpimahurs co working still works.. so it is the same
I like Leslie and Miguel, they tend to be wiser when it comes to new decision.
This how cult of personality married with both socialism and crony capitalism group think turns into something very dangerous.
Lol wtf does socialism have to do with this?
@@coachelly86 lol right? It’s literally the story of multi billion dollar corporation and Wall Street greed- ppl hear the word “share” and think socialism
The company seemed okay for those who were on in the beginning. Those who took part in all the original investment although it wasn't as profitable in the end. If true the wife seemed toxic by firing people for nothing but her feelings
Simon whistler has good competition with Rebecca
He hired my company to do cleaning services at his new house. Huge house!
I saw a WeCrashed With Anne Hathaway & Jared Leto.
apple TV shows & Films.
Imagine this GUY with Inventing ANNA, and the guy who stole money from the ladies on Netflix lolololol what a multiuniverse...
11:26 * $5.9 Million Dollars.
Good catch. Big difference between $5.9 billion and $5.9 million.
I think they are 2 extreme narcissist and they only care about their own!
The acting was really awesome. What a show ! Especially if you're going in not knowing too much about the story it's based on.
I'm very confused... what was the company about?!
Coworking spaces.
It was one of these business startup unicorns that leased business office space to up and coming companies. The founder basically convinced a bunch of venture capitalists and angel investors that they were going to become the next Uber and Airbnb. The company eventually got valued at over a billion dollars, but the commercial real estate market began to tank, and the company's properties tanked along with it.
The WeWork culture infected other organizations. One company leased a posh office space in Boulder with pizza ovens fireplaces and a fancy outdoor patio space. This company later had to move and their stock price dropped when it was found out they were cash poor. They ppl in ridiculous positions that were made to. Mostly hiring frat and sorority friends of management. These are the ppl in college with rich parents who partied either barely passing, legacy’s or parents greased palms. If you didn’t have a college degree, they pushed you out despite having successful results or treated you like “the help”. They ruined the company mission and were more concerned about a posh image with no substance. It was an extremely toxic working environment. Now they seem to get it but still have ppl in positions that are toxic af and alienated their core customer base.
The biggest difference is they made them a LOT better looking.
Imagine actually trying to DO some deep thinking work with drunken craziness all around!?
Good old you tube, destroying the flow of your video with stupid ads....ugh
Those who conned the ones who believed them are still making money through stories of their scams.... How did public turn into herds of sheep?...
The Paltrow sisters... Eeesh...
Cousins
@@michellelathon ah, thanks
This sounds like a cult
There's a WeWork on my route to work. I'm a cook, not a WeWork
Edit: What service does WeWork actually provide the public?
He sounded like Arteta
You still believe in the "we" vision with Adam's character.. His ideas were great but sadly didn't work. Especially the we grow concept where kids are taught real life skills. 👍