Office space is almost never an advantage. There is virtually never any marginal savings, ie they have room for you in the office, you just don't use it. And

Office space is almost never an advantage. There is virtually never any marginal savings, ie they have room for you in the office, you just don't use it. And offices aren't that expensive relative to salary anyway. Even sf office rents are $70/ft2. I see your point if you go remote-only, but that really isn't what we're discussing. Price for a week in the office in sf: $500-ish flight, 4 hotel nights $1100, $90 per diem $450, taxis/ubers $30/day = $2k - $2.5k. Throw in a $500 team lunch or two. I agree remote workers can be more productive; I certainly was. However, I used most of those productivity gains to work fewer hours.