Remote work seems like a boon. And, in many ways, it is: It offers us convenience, comfort, and profound flexibility. Yet it also opens the door to overzealous metrics tracking that simply misses the wellness mark -- arguably the most important part of a company's ultimate success. And if you need evidence of our zeal for "crushing the numbers," just look to the battalions of white-collar workers now settling in for a third shift at night, tapping out emails on mobile devices while they back-burner their personal lives. Perhaps that deserves its own metric -- the number of emails and messages sent outside working hours.
