Apple Employees Can't Stop Walking Into Glass Walls At New Headquarters

Critics agree, Apple's new Cupertino campus is a beautiful accomplishment in architecture and design - but it might be too dangerous for the 13,000 employees that work there. 

According to Market Watch, several employees have injured themselves with at least a half-dozen incidents at the new campus by walking into glass walls or doors. Two people have even had to get medical treatment for their injuries. 

The ring-shaped office is overflowing with panes of glass, a tribute to the company's obsession with design and aesthetic, but, distracted employees keep walking into the panes of glass. 

Some staff have reportedly begun sticking post-it notes on glass doors to remind people of their presence, however, those were removed because it interfered with the building's design. 

The "Spaceship" campus was designed by architect Norman Foster, who wanted to execute a design Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had envisioned in 2011. Jobs described the building as "a little like a spaceship landed." 

Apple hasn't commented on the problem, but CALOSHA, California workplace safety watchdog, could begin inspections to make sure the building's design falls within specified parameters. California law requires that "employees shall be protected against the hazard of walking through glass by barriers or by conspicuous durable markings." 


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