"Interestingly, when we went fully remote for the most part, that metric actually got better. People were working longer hours, leaning in more, and so productivity has got better for a lot of people."
Sure productivity as a term can be used in many nuances but I think the only really valid definition of productivity is the one where you just drop the "especially" from this, i.e. efficient production:
The rate at which goods or services are produced especially output per unit of labor.
And working from home I can be efficiently productive. I can do things in less than half the time that would've taken 'forever' in an office environment with all its distractions. The only thing missing now is working 75% of the time for the same pay and benefits (also see the Ask HN on that topic) and being able to work with like minded people only. If you're working with lots of senior developers that are also on fully remove 75% time that would be a vastly different experience than being forced into 100% time and having to work with (I have to unfortunately say it) cringeworthily slow people.
I also find this part particularly absurd.
Sure productivity as a term can be used in many nuances but I think the only really valid definition of productivity is the one where you just drop the "especially" from this, i.e. efficient production: And working from home I can be efficiently productive. I can do things in less than half the time that would've taken 'forever' in an office environment with all its distractions. The only thing missing now is working 75% of the time for the same pay and benefits (also see the Ask HN on that topic) and being able to work with like minded people only. If you're working with lots of senior developers that are also on fully remove 75% time that would be a vastly different experience than being forced into 100% time and having to work with (I have to unfortunately say it) cringeworthily slow people.