I think that's a pretty inaccurate view of the situation. Having to go back to the office is still having to go back to the office. In your analogy, you'd still

I think that's a pretty inaccurate view of the situation. Having to go back to the office is still having to go back to the office. In your analogy, you'd still be a serf to your corporation regardless of public transportation. At the end of the day, their bosses still forced them to go back to the office.