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akoboldfrying10/12/20241 replyview on HN

You may be right that a big part of it is the psychological weight of that sunk cost. But if that were the only reason, there would be an easy win-win: Rent less office space and let people WFH.


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artwr10/13/2024

You're right but commercial leases for offices are usually multi year and larger companies usually sign longer leases (20, 30 years or more). They can be costly, though not impossible to wind down.

So for those large companies, the sunken cost is larger.