i lived and worked in berlin, and then the bay for ~7 years.
If i still lived in berlin, i'd probably be going into the office. Transit is good, the city is cool/fun, and although its gotten a lot more expensive you can still afford to live in a decent place close to work on an engineers salary.
In SFO bay the equation is different - unless you're already rich (or young and want to share small apartments), you cant afford to live close to work, so commutes are long and terrible. The city isnt as fun after dark. I LIKE the bay, like being in person ,and commuted for years, but the tradeoff isnt worth the commute/lifestyle hit for me now.
Upper management/exec are pushing RTO, because guess what, they're already rich enough to avoid the commute/lifestyle issues, so they are a bit blind to the reasons for RTO resistance.
We have offices in other cheaper cities - they have a higher % of voluntary WFO for similar reasons. The SFO office is lowest.
If i still lived in berlin, i'd probably be going into the office. Transit is good, the city is cool/fun, and although its gotten a lot more expensive you can still afford to live in a decent place close to work on an engineers salary.
In SFO bay the equation is different - unless you're already rich (or young and want to share small apartments), you cant afford to live close to work, so commutes are long and terrible. The city isnt as fun after dark. I LIKE the bay, like being in person ,and commuted for years, but the tradeoff isnt worth the commute/lifestyle hit for me now. Upper management/exec are pushing RTO, because guess what, they're already rich enough to avoid the commute/lifestyle issues, so they are a bit blind to the reasons for RTO resistance.
We have offices in other cheaper cities - they have a higher % of voluntary WFO for similar reasons. The SFO office is lowest.