Why I mostly think that remote working for most jobs that are simply about information makes the most sense, in no particular order:

1) As the author of this article alluded to, new viruses and variants continue to appear in the world, and bringing people into a confined space with lots of other people when it isn't strictly necessary would seem to be reckless. Let's say one employee gets exposed, he then goes home and exposes his family, or exposes his co-workers.

2) I would think that most businesses, through allowing at least some of their workers to work from home some of the time, realized they didn't need to lease as much office space--a very expensive cost--would jump at the chance.

3) If an employee is given a task to do and he or she can get it done on time and properly, what difference does it make where the employee was located when he or she did the work?

4) Commuter traffic, anyone? Just think of how much congestion we could remove from the roads with a substantial amount of remote work.

5) Fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emission from car would be greatly reduced.

I am not a CEO, nor an expert in corporate culture, I just don't think it's necessary for nearly as many people to work in an office as some people think it is.