They're definitely being asked to come in (in many cases) because the cities in which the buildings exist are granting the companies tax breaks (and/or other mo

They're definitely being asked to come in (in many cases) because the cities in which the buildings exist are granting the companies tax breaks (and/or other monetary incentives) to "encourage" workers to work from the office in order to prop up local property values. (see the story here: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36835843 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36835843>) And also, yeah, I expect there are some companies that are seriously concerned about propping up the value of the building in which their office is located.