AT&T's big network fail was a remote work triumph

The big AT&T network outage was a productivity catastrophe for commuters across the country, but remote workers were totally fine. Without cellular access on their train rides, commuters apparently resorted to reading books—the paper kind!—instead of making calls, checking email, frantically Slacking, etc. Travel to and from meetings was also disrupted—without Google or Apple Maps guiding the way, people got a bit lost. Back at home, remote workers with Wi-Fi continued to blissfully distract themselves. The outage was less of an issue once folks were at the office, but underlined how commutes generally drain worker productivity—even when phones are working.