I had nearly the opposite of this in Japan where even leaving the office premises was a hassle and required manager approval (security gates at every entrance l

I had nearly the opposite of this in Japan where even leaving the office premises was a hassle and required manager approval (security gates at every entrance logging your movement -- this was after a security breach where an employee stole 30,000 design documents and became a national headline). As you might imagine his was terrible and required you to Often use PTO just to go to the bank or the municipal office for some registration work. Also it just makes you feel less than human when you're controlled so thoroughly.