[eweise]

Aside from jobs that actually need to be done in person, I think it really comes down to leadership egos. Probably just feels good to walk by a sea of minions on your way to the corner office.

[xyzelement]

Yup that's exactly right. Google classifies office leases as "Ego stroking and miscellaneous". It's right there in the SEC filings.

[mikeodds]

Can you link this? I tried finding it

[mycologos]

(The parent comment is a joke.)

[mikeodds]

WeWork’s S1 has distorted my ability to detect satire apparently.

[dboreham]

Everyone interprets fancy office buildings in all industries in this context.

[UncleMeat]

In my experience at google, vps don’t have corner offices.