[lordnacho]

I think commercial property in the old form is screwed. Nearly every office job type firm is now offering reduced time in the office, with a few standouts still holding on to full time on site. That's my personal survey anyway, having talked to quite a number of them over the last few weeks. You can tell on some hiring managers that they'd really rather have people in the office, but they can see where the market is going.

The number of fully remote firms has gone up, but what's also interesting is that many old firms are allowing half remote. So two or three days in the office, the rest at home. A lot of these types of firms will change the space they need. More fun space, meeting rooms, because that's what you'll be doing on the days in, and less traditional floor.

The other big losers from this are the food and coffee shops in town centre. I went in to chat with some, and it's a bloodbath.

[soco]

I somehow believe the old firms will simply reduce their rented space, and let you have fun at home. I really feel bad for the coffee shops, it's just a mandatory office presence cannot be based on the interests of some other company :( feels guilty