They could have saved the same amount of money by not providing numerous office perks, limiting employee travel, and cramping employees into smaller offices (I

They could have saved the same amount of money by not providing numerous office perks, limiting employee travel, and cramping employees into smaller offices (I think square footage at average home office is less that at Googlepex). So basicaly they took away some benefits. If this to continue long-term, eventually they would be forced to compensate for these loses to stay competitive in the job market by salary raises or by providing some other perks for work-from-home employees.