This made me absolutely cringe. Such an approach to 'management' and workplace culture is likely to encourage and reward the perception of 'hard work' rather t

This made me absolutely cringe. Such an approach to 'management' and workplace culture is likely to encourage and reward the perception of 'hard work' rather than actual performance and outcomes. This drives out high-performance, goal-oriented individual contributors who aim to work efficiently. That said I wish all 'team leads' shared their thoughts as transparently online; that way prospective employees can more easily self-select and identify the companies and teams they wish to join.