If you ask people where they go when they really need to get work done, very few will respond “the office.” If they do say the office, they’ll include a qualifier such as “super early in the morning before anyone gets in” or “I stay late at night after everyone’s left” or “I sneak in on the weekend.”
Are offices inherently unproductive? “Work” has become performance, especially in “open plan” offices - showing up early, staying late, replying-all to emails. Actual productivity happens in the margins or elsewhere.
