I agree that there are a lot of powerful parties pushing for RTO. I believe all of the anecdotes you list in your post. But I'm not sure that this follows: >

I agree that there are a lot of powerful parties pushing for RTO. I believe all of the anecdotes you list in your post. But I'm not sure that this follows: > It will happen, just a matter of how long it takes. Yes, powerful people want RTO. But some powerful people are fine with remote, and some even prefer remote for business, personal, or climate reasons. Individuals are split on RTO -- some people love the office for productivity and socialization, or just getting out of the house. Others love working from home. It remains to be seen if RTO or WFH will dominate in the long term. Based on the the lukewarm reception to RTO at every entity I know of in the last year (even very old fashioned companies, like VAs and state departments and small town utility companies) I suspect there will be a split between the two for a long time. As long as companies exist that trust their employees and want to save money on office space, WFH will be an option. As long as WFH is an option, some people will pick WFH. Likewise with RTO. Your post seems to hint that RTO will inevitably return to the vast majority of workers. I don't buy it.