The longer this goes, the more normalized it becomes. There’s also the fact that some percentage of workers have made it very clear that they do not want to ret

The longer this goes, the more normalized it becomes. There’s also the fact that some percentage of workers have made it very clear that they do not want to return to an office, and companies fear mass attrition to permanent WFH companies if they don’t setup a release valve. A VP recently told me that he expected 15-20% attrition if he demanded a return to the office once this is over. On the coffee shop front, the most likely outcome is that remote workers will move to smaller cities away from NYC and coastal CA. Coffee shops and restaurants will still get patrons, but there will be more of them in Denver and Austin than SF and LA.