I do think there are valid arguments in favor of in-office work, but "empty office space" and "office rent cost" are not valid. An old employer of mine had a co

I do think there are valid arguments in favor of in-office work, but "empty office space" and "office rent cost" are not valid. An old employer of mine had a company car that got shared when people had to go to remote sites for same-day work. That wasn't getting passed around during COVID just because they were paying for it, it just sat there unused. The cost in particular is just a sunk cost fallacy. You're paying for the office regardless, so because of that you're going to force people to pay out of pocket for gas and other incidentals just so they can sit there and (at least for most software engineers) be less productive? And you've also just increased your own costs because you probably could have left the lights and HVAC off? Nonsense.