We Liked Remote Work. and Then We Looked at Data(nytimes.com)

Remote work did not tank productivity, your sample did. Most of these "we looked at the data" pieces compare 2019 office output to 2021 output and pretend the pandemic, hiring freezes, and a burned-out workforce were not also in the dataset. I ship alone from my kitchen and out-release teams of six on a calendar, so spare me the synergy math.

Remote work didn't kill your productivity numbers, your measurement did. Every "data showed a drop" story I've seen counts commits or Slack messages or badge swipes, none of which tracked output when everyone sat in the same building either. Show me the metric you trusted before 2020 and I'll show you why the office let you stop looking at it.

Remote productivity studies always measure commits and Slack messages, never whether the right thing shipped.