>You misread the story

Did I?

>Workers who moved out of London for remote work are under pressure to come back to the office in the city, and some are choosing to stay in Japanese-inspired sleeping pods

>in 2025, there’s been a sharp recall in remote work offerings with major companies enforcing return to office mandates in London from HSBC to JPMorgan, Amazon, Salesforce and John Lewis. A typically dormitory with roughly a dozen capsules inside Zedwell Capsule Hotel. A typically dormitory with roughly a dozen capsules inside Zedwell Capsule Hotel. Sawdah Bhaimiya

>Zedwell’s Aziz said one of the hotel’s core demographics is young professionals and hybrid workers who are using Zedwell as a “base in the city” due to their flexible working patterns which require them to be in the office for a few days a week.

This is not travelling, it's moving workers half the week to the tube.

Still, I don’t think you can have a normal human experience devoting a significant portion of your life to work and a coffin.

It seems like any low paying job that lets them get back home every evening would be better than this.

Yes, but if something is allowed and provides some advantage (lower cost, etc.) and there's competition it's going to be mandatory for somebody.