Well of course. Being surrounded by yammering pricks in a hog farm-like “open office” Abaddon does not lead to productivity. This is fucking obvious to everyone but clown college MBAs.
If quiet quitting and the resultant drop in productivity stemmed from remote work, we should see a drop in productivity right from the start of the pandemic, when office workers switched to remote work. Then, when offices opened back up, especially after the Omicron wave at the end of 2021, we should see productivity going up as workers went back to the office from early 2022 onward.
Just from my own observations, I’m about 1.5x as productive at home on average. This is mainly due to lack of interruptions and no commute. Commutes really sap one before arriving at the office. Yes, even non-car ones. Also, in a typical office, I’m interrupted once every 8-10 minutes so rarely get anything that requires concentration done. In fact, in many jobs I’ve sat in the office and done nearly nothing then gone home where it’s quiet and completed my real work.
Don’t have to do that anymore.