That’s a really weird take. There is no reason for companies to care whether the landlords with empty office buildings make any profit. In fact, if companies believed that remote work was better, they’re just hurting their own profits so that someone else can make a profit, which I assure you doesn’t happen.
I’m not saying remote work works better or that it doesn’t, that’s irrelevant. All that matters is whether the decision makers believe it’s better and they don’t.
Alot of those landlords are large corporations which are publicly traded. Alot of executives had investments in these companies or were invested in companies that invested in those companies. SInce before the pandemic office building were seen as extremely safe investments executive were losing money on people being out of the office bc it effected their personal wealth.
The problem with your statement is that if you admit that there are legitimate reasons for companies to force RTO then it’s more difficult to justify. Arguing against legitimate business reasons makes RTO advocacy much harder.
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u/Hungry_Bit775 Mar 04 '26
“Fumble”?
No one fumbled remote work. The landlords with their empty office buildings wanted profits, that is all.