WeWork wasn't the first company to embrace the "Millennial" approach to working if such a thing exists. WeWork was a commercial real estate company, but they wanted to be the cool commercial real estate company.
As it gets off the ground and builds out its first few spaces, Neumann emphasizes that he wants bars, kombucha on tap, music blasting, etc., he wants people to come to WeWork because it's the cool place to work. Nowhere is this better exemplified than when Adam interrupts a meeting to join his employees in making a "Harlem Shake" video, a scene that is horrifyingly cringeworthy.
Leto's Neumann runs around as an agent of chaos and demands that the builders around construct things with money he doesn't have, sinking the company into debt before they even have a single customer. He orders the builders around and is controlling over the company's co-founder Miguel McKelvey (Kyle Marvin.) Despite being partners, Neumann makes all the decisions even with Miguel's constant protests.
Scenes such as this are the show's strength, in which Leto and Hathaway's performances are the foundation. If you find these characters insufferable, just remember they are based on real people. Some scenes in the show are ripped straight from real life, including Rebekah's podcast interview and Adam's attempt to make an informational video.
Perhaps the show's real star is Hathaway, the self-help and lifestyle guru, who is also a yoga teacher that becomes the Chief Branding Officer of WeWork, only after orchestrating the firing of her friend who had been in the role.
Hathaway portrays the role exceptionally well, almost to the point of parody, which generally would be a bad thing, but Neumann is so comically aloof and oblivious in real life that she's beyond parody. One need only watch this interview with Neumann to get an idea of what she is like.
She began a school for children (that charged tens of thousands of dollars in tuition), with the stated goal of "unleashing every human's superpowers," whatever that means.
Neumann also comes from wealth, a characteristic that carries over into Hathaway's portrayal. She is ignorant and callous in how she interacts with other people but comes off as someone that cares. One scene, in particular, emphasizes this, when she is leaving the WeWork summer camp and going back to her "cabin" with the head of the company's communications, Neumann tells her to "bring the bags in."
And after she makes a comment on stage that proves to be controversial and nearly upends the entire summer camp event, she blames the Head of Communications for the resulting firestorm. Instead of taking the blame, Neumann fires her.
There are numerous other instances like this throughout the show, with Hathaway performing them fantastically.