Meta’s Push to Solve the Noisy Office

The cheaper and less combative solution is to of course just let people work remotely.

But returning to the office is about the power relationship (e.g. its awkward to try and scold someone who can step away from the computer, so managers don't like it), so of course that's not an option.

I thought their idea was to have everyone work from home (as others have pointed out) using Quest Pro to collaborate seamlessly without legs? And laying off a bunch of people also probably reduces noise in the office apart from ambient gentle sobbing.

I don’t understand how they are paying people 200k+ and unable to provide them with proper offices with a door and whiteboard.

Looks quite similar to Ikea's desk partition - Eilif Screen. Ikea's one also uses fleece kind of material for sound absorption.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/eilif-screen-freestanding-gray-...

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/eilif-screen-for-desk-gray-0046...

At the beginning of work from home, I was confident that a lot of these big companies would maybe close a few locations but have coworking spaces available for those who prefer the office. You could have an amount of spaces spoken for, for people who need an anchored space, and you could have communal areas and open rooms with shutting doors for people who want to pop in and get a space.

I cut together the best pieces from Marc and Adam's talk about the future of the office: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTHMwJ8kzjw

https://andrewarrow.substack.com/p/understanding-adam-neuman...

Can I purchase some of these for my house?

Or just work from home.