Deloitte sheds large RenCen office for smaller WeWork space

[Lowell]

I found this announcement to be an ominous sign for commercial real estate, and perhaps downtown, likely an outgrowth of the remote Zoom-world working experiences spawned by the pandemic. Companies have learned that they don't need to bear the cost of big offices and workers enjoy the freedom from having to commute into them while productivity has been found to be as good, if not better.

I'm interested to hear what members of this forum's experiences have been in this regard. For my part I have had an office, have used WeWork style co-working spaces but absolutely needed neither, only needing a high speed internet connection, that any Starbucks or library now has, and a place to sit.

I spotted this in a Crain's email. The article is behind their paywall but I can't see much that could be added to the title, which seems to say it all.