I would love to go back to an office. But not the new offices and workplaces that have shaken out in the post-COVID era. Reserving floating desks. Insufficient

I would love to go back to an office. But not the new offices and workplaces that have shaken out in the post-COVID era. Reserving floating desks. Insufficient office space for the number of employees (because they overhired in 20/21). Declining quality of local employer options generally. A more hostile environment overall. Before I left Google it was clear that the rather nice environment we had before was never coming back. So without the perks, and the pleasant... why stay other than money? I decided I'd rather just cut spending. (Obviously others don't necessarily have these options) I don't actually like working remote (though I don't miss the commute). But the only way to get meaningful work and work that pays decently for me now is remote. I think many employers doing mandatory RTO are overplaying their hand and they will suffer for it. Or they are giving a clear signal of the values that actually hold in their workplace, and so basically telling picky and probably higher quality senior talent to stay away.