I think there’s a large moralistic component to it. There are people who see remote work as a moral failing, and if you don’t work in person then there’s something wrong with you.
I can see this as the main reason why. Top level executives didn’t even have a standard work from home exception for bad weather (I’m in New England) and we had to work individually with our direct manager to get WFH approved when it was blizzard conditions. Luckily my manager isn’t a douche.
For a tech company, they are very slow to adopt modern convenience benefits for their employees outside of “free drinks and cafeteria food.”
For a tech company, they are very slow to adopt modern convenience benefits for their employees outside of “free drinks and cafeteria food.”