[watwut]

First of all, low level low pay employees are held up that standard you cite. They do not get breaks and other similar perks.

Second, I would much rather work 40 hours with very little chit-chat then mandatory 60 hours with 30 hours that time being wasted. I actually worked in such environment and liked it. I would note that it was team culture, not something enforced by a set of punishments.