[drran]

Yep, their OVERALL productivity, as part of the system, has dropped by 25%. Isn't that obvious? They are not spherical workers in vacuum, they are part of economic system. If you open a store in the middle of a desert, your overall productivity will be zero, regardless of your productivity in the store, because no buyers, no roads, no police, no electricity, no water, etc.

[mytailorisrich]

The productivity of a remote worker does not depend on their location, obviously.

If you WFH in NYC then move to Idaho while still working the same job then your productivity has not moved at all. If the employer tries to lower the salary it is simply because they think they can.

[drran]

Remote worker is part of remote economic system, so yes.