[dleslie]

Precisely. It turns out many of us were working to cover the expenses of working! Without commuting, day care, eating out, and so forth we're saving an enormous chunk of money.

Asking us to return to the office is asking us to effectively take a pay cut and reduce the hours we enjoy with our families.

[jcadam]

Any money I've saved has been more than cancelled out by inflation (particularly food prices). So now, going back to the office would be unaffordable.