The SoftBank-installed chairman showed employees he does business differently than the company's founder, Adam Neumann.
WeWork chairman Marcelo Claure said in a Thursday night memo to staff obtained by Business Insider that 13 employees were fired for abusing its vendor selection and management processes. Claure is drawing a clear line between how WeWork operated in the past and its future under SoftBank, emphasizing that he's building"a strong culture of compliance." He also said layoffs will be finished in the next several weeks. For more stories about WeWork, click here.
WeWork chairman Marcelo Claure said in a Thursday night memo to staff obtained by Business Insider that 13 employees were fired for abusing its vendor selection and management processes. Claure is drawing a clear line between how WeWork operated in the past and its future under SoftBank, emphasizing that he's building"a strong culture of compliance." He also said layoffs will be finished in the next several weeks. For more stories about WeWork, click here.
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