I think we are in complete agreement. Creative employees must have the right to direct their own work day (especially their uninterrupted deep work hours), and

I think we are in complete agreement. Creative employees must have the right to direct their own work day (especially their uninterrupted deep work hours), and the responsibility that they fulfill all their formal and informal job requirements. One aspect of the latter is casually exchanging ideas with coworkers they don't usually work with.