Lily and her husband decided to leave Brooklyn after they had their first child. Their apartment was too cramped and her brother had a vacation home in a town two hours north of New York. They closed the sale of their property in late summer 2024, and Lily’s work told her they were fine with her commuting to their Midtown office twice a week. Must Read But the mood shifted in 2025. Suddenly, management started talking about the value of in-person office attendance. Lily says she knew in the back of her ...