  It has been recently claimed that no protocol for measuring quantum work can
satisfy standard required physical principles, casting doubts on the
compatibility between quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and the classical
limit. In this Letter, we present a solution for this incompatibility. We
demonstrate that the standard formulation of these principles fails to address
the classical limit properly. By proposing changes in this direction, we prove
that all the essential principles can be satisfied when work is defined as a
quantum observable, reconciling quantum work statistics and thermodynamics.
