I liked the ChromeOS experience, but the hardware was very lacking. Office workers want a nice 15" screen. The HP 14 screen was really bad, and that's as close as it gets. There's no way I'd want to use that screen all day. The only option is the Chrome Box with a decent screen. Also, I frequently went into swap with only 2GB of RAM.
Until recently, I couldn't 1) connect my Chromebook via HDMI to a projector, or 2) view spreadsheets from my finance department. Both "bugs" were fixed in the last few months, but I had mostly given up on using it at that point.
I don't think anyone is recommending a Chromebook to tech professionals (i.e. everyone reading these comments), but for those who need a computer at work primarily for basic office and productivity apps.