Anyone who has worked in Apple Park (as opposed to on it) can comfortably state that the place is terrible and ridiculous. There wasn’t enough room for the peo

Anyone who has worked in Apple Park (as opposed to on it) can comfortably state that the place is terrible and ridiculous. There wasn’t enough room for the people Apple already employed at the time it was finished, much less now. The collaborative spaces that eat up huge square footage are never used, because (1) that’s not how most people actually work, and (2) they’re right outside people’s offices, and conversations in those spaces are hugely disruptive. If you’re fortunate enough to be afforded a private office, it’s a glass fishbowl. You constantly feel the need to watch over your shoulder. Most people are in large shared desk spaces. They’re noisy, distracting, and frustrating to be in, and they’re also a fishbowl. Sure, Apple Park has tons of high-end mass market designer furniture. Looking like a DWR showroom doesn’t make it a nice place to work. I genuinely believe Apple Park has had a measurable negative impact on the quality and value of the work being produced by people there.