Metafilter | The History of the Cubicle comments

My primary concern with the Aeron chairs is the mesh seat. Traditional cushion-based seating has a distinct advantage in the sound and odor control departments.



When I was in a dot-com office a while back, and we all got Aerons, there was a short period of adjustment while, one at a time, my co-workers and I discovered that yes, now everyone could hear everyone's farts.



Mesh seats, the great equalizer.