No doubt. It is likely rooted in (or related to) the high school thing of grading good students apparently based on how much they sweat rather than the quality

No doubt. It is likely rooted in (or related to) the high school thing of grading good students apparently based on how much they sweat rather than the quality of their work. The world at large seems to generally do a poor job of figuring out how to measure productivity in a good way that promotes the best practices.