WeWork hits bottom

Office spaces aren’t working out for WeWork. The coworking company, which has seen movie-worthy mismanagement and a pandemic shift to work from home, officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week. After peaking at a $47 billion valuation in 2019, WeWork was worth less than $45 million ahead of the announcement.

Striking actors reached a deal—and won job protections from AI. SAG-AFTRA announced this week that it reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios, winning better wage hikes, streaming residuals, and definitive lines around the use of artificial intelligence. But people behind the screens—musicians, visual effects artists, and more—are also facing a similar occupational existential crisis.

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Tesla's biggest worker fight is happening in an unlikely place. After the United Auto Workers (UAW) successfully reached deals with Detroit’s Big Three automakers last week, they’re eyeing to unionize other US auto manufacturers, including EV giant Tesla. But a labor battle is already underway in one European nation—and the US could be next.

There’s a better way to negotiate benefits in your next job offer. When evaluating a job offer, plenty of us zero in on compensation. But a good negotiator remembers that flexible hours, remote possibilities, vacation time, and more are all on the table, too. Here’s a simple set of dos and don’ts for picking up more perks in that next role.

Not every memoir can be Shoe Dog. But CEOs sometimes write pretty good books (or at least their ghostwriters do). Do you have one you particularly like? Drop us a line—we’re rounding up Quartz reader favorites, and we want to hear yours.

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