The main issue, at least for me, is that I simply cannot focus for 8 hours in a single day. If I was to work 2 hours a day for four days, I would likely get more done than if I "worked" 8 hours one day.
> That is, only paying you for those 2h a day instead of 8...
In the context of tech-based work, If pay is based on productivity, then those two hours should be paid the same as 8.
I think tech companies are realising that it's paying for performance that matters; not paying by time. In many cases paying by time doesn't make sense. If you have an idea in the shower, does that count as working? If you going for a walk prompts a better idea, does that count as working?
I do 1 hour chunks of work 8 times a day, between 8am and 11pm. Some work
Gets blocked by other work, or other people being busy, pr some infra needing to be fixed.
I think the more important thing is that the remaining "buffering" time is still necessary to extract that amount of productivity.