[cgbg]

People can look busy in an office.

If management is unable to measure productivity properly that means nothing.

If management can measure productivity properly then there is no need for the office.

Remote work—in good organizations—forces management to fully understand the work that is needed—and measure it.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

They can, as I said, the square root of people involved do 50% of the work. But it is harder.

[T.B. Yoits]

People can look busy in an office.

True, and they often drag others into it to make it look legitimate.

I can't go back to the office where I'd have to deal with the "drive-bys" from staff who were intent on filling their day with seemingly important conversations instead of writing a two-minute email.