"You aren't being asked to uproot your life, take a paycut by having to relocate to a higher cost of living city or getting a surplus letter."
I'm not sure if this entire post is supposed to be sarcasm or not. The first part sounded like your typical union troll on his 7th lunch break for the day, but then this second paragraph describes EXACTLY what is happening to so many people, makes me think the OP meant for the post to be sarcastic, but it's hard to tell sometimes.
Speaking of Pre-Covid (downvote time guys), some people believe that the government/elites need another pandemic before the next presidential election, because of how great it worked out for them the last time. And how are you going to do this with everyone still working from home? So... RTO? Just saying, another conspiracy theory.