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> This is of course after previously the space-per-person has decreased. So… you’re using less office space like the article says, yeah? And no, the “McKinsey
by ethanbond 3y ago
> This is of course after previously the space-per-person has decreased.
So… you’re using less office space like the article says, yeah?
And no, the “McKinsey is always wrong” meme is completely divorced from reality. They’re wrong a lot, sure, but they do put out a lot of very high quality work. It’s just HNers like to put software engineers on a pedestal above everyone else.
- lesuorac 3y ago> So… you’re using less office space like the article says, yeah? No. If you have 100 people in 1000 sqft then that's 10ft/person. If you have 1000 people in 1000 sqft then that's 1ft/person. Still using 1000 sqft and you don't go from 8ft desks to 6ft desks because you're gathering too much empty space.
- ethanbond 3y agoGot it so your company is growing their New York headcount and not growing their real estate… which would be another indicator of the exact claim being made.