Signals I’m Watching · Selected Sep 24, 2026 · A post of mine
A post by Dror Poleg
Dror Poleg@drorpoleg · Sep 23, 2026
Why are offices empty during a boom? One reason is that our fastest-growing companies employ far fewer people per dollar of revenue. OpenAI and Anthropic generate about 3× more revenue per employee than Apple or Meta. And even Big Tech employs fewer people per dollar than it used to. The result is robust business growth and modest headcount growth.
Selected Sep 24, 2026
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Cite: Poleg, Dror. “Why are offices empty during a boom? One reason is that our fastest-growing companies employ far fewer people per dollar…” Signals I’m Watching, Sep 24, 2026. https://www.drorpoleg.com/signals/why-are-offices-empty-during-a-boom-one-reason-is-that-our-fastest/