Chris Bryant, Columnist

Soho House Has 20 Billion Reasons to Envy WeWork

Who knew millennials would pay more to work than party?

More money than fun.

Photographer: Mike Short/Bloomberg
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At Soho House, anything that looks too much like hard work feels a bit frowned upon: mobile phone calls are prohibited in parts of the club, keeping its cooler-than-thou patrons focused on dropping cash in the bar and restaurant.

Contrast that with WeWork, where being glued to your phone or computer is almost the point and the free coffee fuels a buzz of puritanical productivity.