My take is Google(and big tech) had bad management in the area of employee awareness. They could build smaller satellite offices near where their employees live. I mean its Google! They have tech and money. G spent half a billion on abandoned small lots in San Jose to house their empoyees. Bay area traffic is horrible because employees cant afford to live near the main office. The pandemic offered a way to no longer sleep in a self driving lesla for 3-4 hours a day because its so bad.