WeWork Cuts Back Honor-System Snack Program Because No One Was Honest

It seems honesty is not the best policy

Faltering tech giant WeWork is eliminating many of its honor system snack kiosks (some outlets are reporting that all are being eliminated, although a statement from WeWork indicates that this is not the case). While the change is reportedly not a cost-cutting measure, it is happening at a time when the company is frantically attempting to reduce spending, having apparently lost major control of its finances. The reading-between-the-lines message behind the decision to eliminate the so-called “Honesty Markets” (a truly cringeworthy name) is that people were possibly stealing from them.

The moral of the story here: stealing is bad, and nice things will be taken away from you if you do it (although a WeWork statement indicates that other food offerings will take the place of any killed-off Honesty Markets). After all, you don’t get something for nothing — unless you’re WeWork founder Adam Neumann, who managed to juice $1.7 billion out of the company while it prepares for massive layoffs. That’ll teach ‘em.

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