[rainyMammoth]

If you don't want to leave your family for a couple days every quarter, you can still live close to the office.

But the point is that you are now also flexible to go live wherever you want.

[powersnail]

For people who live close, they still have to work from home, thus not avoiding the cost of it (higher utility fee, no company dining, need more space). For them, this is definitely more expensive than work onsite all the time.

[BossingAround]

> If you don't want to leave your family for a couple days every quarter, you can still live close to the office.

And now, they have to live in a very expensive area and have to work from home except for a week every two monts?

[srtjstjsj]

No, if you live in the same region then you can make the trip in less time and not need to be away for a while week at once.