It may be more efficient collaboration among team members. The end-result is the same: more output for the same cost if people are congregating. > This is some

It may be more efficient collaboration among team members. The end-result is the same: more output for the same cost if people are congregating. > This is something that many were in agreement on before covid This is an excellent observation worth highlighting: Google's belief stems not just from pre-COVID / post-COVID observation but from the relative output of teams that were same-office colocated vs. inter-office located, necessitating videoconferencing, chat, and email to get work done. Now that you highlight that, I think my reasoning is in error and it's probably more about collaboration being easier in-person. But inconveniently for those who don't want to work in person, the end-result is the same.