That's a good point. But how do you track non-task work which is mostly creative work, be that in the office or remotely? In my experience as both and employee

That's a good point. But how do you track non-task work which is mostly creative work, be that in the office or remotely? In my experience as both and employee and employer, you can't. Even in the office it's not like you can tell people "come up with good solutions". It all turns into make believe work. As an employer we simply don't hire people anymore who need that type of supervision. As a result our possible talent pool expanded from our city to the entire world.