Just to play Devil's Advocate, what this article might get wrong is that it's taking Elon Musk at face-value. Everybody has hidden motives, and I'm not sure tha

Just to play Devil's Advocate, what this article might get wrong is that it's taking Elon Musk at face-value. Everybody has hidden motives, and I'm not sure that we know what any public figure's genuine position on any given issue always is. I could give quite a few examples about Elon Musk in particular, but just to give a generic point, many companies might be outwardly strongly favoring working in the office as a means to try and achieve stealth layoffs without admitting weakness in their core business. Some companies are probably hoping that 5-10% of their workforce decide to quit so they can avoid some layoffs and the questions, pressure, and possible reduced investor confidence that comes from an actual layoff.