Why do we confuse "productivity" with "face-time" or "seat-time" at office jobs?

"Productivity" can be achieved anywhere by a person that cares about their work, so why do we pay so much attention to whether they're in-office? Because everything comes back to control.

I could probably write 10 million words on this topic, and I don't even think that's hyperbolic. Every single job I've had, face-time or seat-time -- which is, essentially, how long you're in the office or people can tell you're sitting at a desk doing work -- is far more relevant than actual productivity, that being "how much you actually do that contr…