I was talking to a shuttle driver the other day. She can't stand working for the post office because she doesn't like being alone. I prefer it. We both agree th

I was talking to a shuttle driver the other day. She can't stand working for the post office because she doesn't like being alone. I prefer it. We both agree that different people have different ways they prefer to work. Seems to me, having a variety is sensible, and ultimately, makes for a more resilient economy. This "leadership philosophy" framed around equality (that not everyone can be in remote jobs) seems bunk to me. Also, there's is an increasing exposure for commercial real estate. Cities that have given corporations a tax break for having offices, are either leaving, or trying to mandate return-to-office for employees because they can't get out of those leases. People who don't come into the office are also not spending money on the various service businesses catering to office workers. A collapse of the commercial real estate in a city may well affect the residential markets as well. I think the mayor of Philadelphia is trying to head off a collapse for Philly. She can't say to the public, "we are in deep trouble because no one is coming into the office anymore, so that is why you have to come back". It remains to be seen whether that will have the intended effect on protecting the city from a commercial real estate market collapse, and whether that is worth sacrificing the longer-term quality-of-life benefits that remote work brings for the people who prefers it.