That is indeed a bizarre theory. No amount of kudos from golfing buddies is going to make up for the raises they could have given themselves for cutting office

That is indeed a bizarre theory. No amount of kudos from golfing buddies is going to make up for the raises they could have given themselves for cutting office costs. One thing I expect to happen is companies will install more one-person soundproofed cubbies for salespeople to make calls without disturbing the entire floor, or people to have videoconferences. What I would love to see is now that offices are less loaded, have more individual offices where people can concentrate and work rather than open-plan layouts that were really introduced because they are space-efficient, mealy-mouthed rationalizations about collaboration notwitstanding.