Measuring Productivity

Corporations have used productivity metrics for years.

You probably know your boss’s metrics for measuring your productivity. When we know the metrics, we tend to optimize for those metrics.

All of a sudden, we have token counts. Token counts indicate how much AI you’re using to do your job. Is that good? Is that bad?

Also, your token usage costs the company more money than simply your loaded salary. More tokens. More cost. Is that good? Is that bad?

Where do token counts sit on your boss’s list of productivity metrics?

It’s time to find out.