Like it or not, for some it’s also just their preference and they happen to have decision making power over it. Not everything is a conspiracy and some people

Like it or not, for some it’s also just their preference and they happen to have decision making power over it. Not everything is a conspiracy and some people do actually prefer working from the office. The problem is being offered that flexibility and then having it taken away, and people are well within their rights to protest that by walking out or putting themselves back on the market. These same companies were eager to cut pay for people choosing remote work so it follows that they should be prepared to increase pay for bringing people back into the office.