[soggybutter]

So knowledge workers are paid for their time, therefore they are explicitly _not_ paid based on their hours worked?

You're paid for the value you bring. Sure, part of that value might be that you're available to deal with things as they pop up, but at the end of the day you wouldn't continue to collect a paycheck if it was decided the value you bring was no longer worth the pay.

As long as you deliver acceptable value to your employer and show up to meetings you're expected to be at, time spent should be a total non-factor