[xienze]

I think it’s a bit of that coupled with:

* Not liking the idea of paying for office space that sits mostly empty.

* Even if they wanted to unload their commercial real estate and go fully remote, the market for that is not good.

* Local governments pressuring companies to bring employees back to offices because those employees in turn buy goods and services in the area.

[xenocratus]

You're forgetting:

The people calling the shots might also be investors in the real estate market, so have an incentive for it to not crash. :)

[InDubioProRubio]

So, you say as a return to office employee, if i boycott local services by bringing my own food, making my own coffee and not going out for lunch, i can render political pressure moot?

[xienze]

I doubt execs care at that point. They, much like most of us, only care about getting people off their back. "Hey, I got the employees back into the office like you wanted, it's your problem now."