Work-from-home definitely cratered San Francisco. Los Angeles has been on a long decline because real estate prices are not keeping up with wages and the double whammy between state taxes and sales taxes is regressive AF. She was lied to. There will be permanent part time work-from-home because then you can demonstrate your willingness to kowtow to The Man whenever they need to have an all-hands standup meeting. However, they're going to do a 2-day on, 3-day off schedule where you pick which days you come into the office, which are going to be set based on seniority and clout. This will allow them to reduce office space by 60%, and force you to leave your fucking bobbleheads at home where they belong because everything you own will be in your backpack. You will hot-desk to rows of waiting carrels where you can "work" and rows of "conference rooms" that will actually be picnic tables surrounded by cubicle walls. Pretty much every asshole the WSJ has asked has stated this on the record, unless they've said "nah the proles are all coming back in just you wait." Reducing headcount = good. Reducing space = good. Increasing freedom? I mean, yeah, if it doesn't cost them anything. Here's the thing, though - if your job can be done remotely? it's gonna be done remotely. And I don't mean by you. I mean by someone in the Ozarks paying $400/mo in rent who will happily take contract work without bennies.
The girl I'm dating was told there going to be permanent work from home.