Maybe. At the start of this year, my company was offering big bonuses to engineers who were willing to relocate to the newly-declared headquarters. Now they've decided that we are "remote first." I wonder how common this shift in attitude will be. Of course, it's possible that the executives will change their minds again once an office becomes a real possibility. But at the moment, they seem to love the idea of not having to pay for office rent in an expensive city anymore.

In any case, I think that what the executives and CEO want will trump what the individual workers prefer.