This article describes the real reason behind the push back to the office. It’s about rich people gambling on real estate and now office buildings are empty.
These same people own newspapers and media channels which is why their crying voices are being pushed.
My company painted it as “We’re keeping the janitors and the cafeteria staff employeed!”
Which I get. But if you really cared that much, couldn’t you just…pay them to not come in?
You could shut down locations entirely and use the rent savings to fund retraining programs for the affected staff and still come out ahead.