I'm not even productive during hypomania. I'll start cleaning the dishes and if I don't break something out of anger by something like the water didn't get hot quick enough I'll get distracted by something else. Yeah, I'm more creative during hypomania, but then it'll escalate to mania and suddenly all my creations are complete nonsense.
Then there's the fact I probably spend more time non-functioning in a depression or full blown mania than hypomanic.
My work likes me when I'm stable, not even hypomanic because when I'm hypomanic I get easily distracted or too talkative and too friendly. I've made screw ups because I was too busy high fiving people. Kinda funny but kinda not.
I don't think when I'm stable I have any more creativity or drive or whatever than anyone else.