Here's what it's like to work in a WeWork building, the $16 billion company that simulates startup life

Just over a year ago, Business Insider's San Francisco bureau moved into fancy new digs at WeWork Transbay - what was then the very latest location of the hot New York City-based chain of office rentals.

In the intervening year, a lot has happened: Business Insider launched Tech Insider, our sister site, shortly before we were acquired by German magazine publisher Axel Springer for $442 million.

And WeWork has grown into a $16 billion company, with 50,000 clients using its 80 coworking spaces in 23 cities around the globe, and big plans to expand into China. It's even launched WeLive, a new venture to bring the WeWork philosophy to living.

What is that WeWork philosophy? Glad you asked. Judging from the decor in our office space, it begins and ends with "#Hustle," or perhaps "#HustleHarder." That means that WeWork takes care of all your office needs so you can focus on your "hustle."

Judging from our year from working here, WeWork is nice. Posh, even. But it's also a little weird, and sometimes seems obsessed with trying to replicate the feel of tech titans like Facebook and Google - on a budget that even small startups and individual entrepreneurs can afford.

Here's what it's like working from a WeWork space, based on a year of experience: