Because most employees found out they are/were being exploited but never noticed it, either financially (with all the expenses involved), emotionally (by putting up with corps BS “culture”), socially (especially for introverts or people who would rather spend time with their family than someone who would replace you in a week), or even physically (poor chair/desk/work environment/etc.), all that especially when companies expect those employees to return to the office with the same compensation before the pandemic as if the inflation isn’t a thing, probably if those companies offered a hefty raise (at least 50%) in return to RTO, probably portion will return back..