[mech422]

yes - and you assume everyone is lying about it, instead of just telling their manager? and many do not shorten their time..and others work for companies that don't care as long as the work is done.

I stand by my point - there's no reason to assume everyone is 'cheating'...

[akhmatova]

That point is valid - obviously not everyone is lying. And if all of hour employers/clients are aware of what's going on, then obviously no harm is done.

But people are probably lying (to at least one of their employers), and there seems to be a blasé attitude about it going around: "If I get my work (or a half-ass version of it) done in 20 hours and nobody seems to notice -- why not just try and get away with whatever I can get away with?"

In so many words.