[tartoran]

Yes, they’re not stressing out the team, perhaps they have long term growth in mind.

> But we consistently did a solid day's worth of work everyday and there wasn't much juice left to continue after.

I find that a bit much, one is to expect some downtime so employees switch modes a bit, maybe do research on their own on the company time, say, maybe 4-5 hours a week. Squeezing up to the last drop, even if it’s paid and within the normal 40 hours a week, is not the best way to let your employees grow.