Nobody really cares about whether work can be done in a "productive and enjoyable way". If your company or engineering manager thought they could get away with

Nobody really cares about whether work can be done in a "productive and enjoyable way". If your company or engineering manager thought they could get away with turning you into human machine because that's your only option then they most likely would or someone else would eventually. Be very thankful software developers are in such high demand because there will be a time when that little competition will not be viewed as some sort of team morale boosting exercise but just another bit of frivolous spending to be eliminated. It may not happen in mine or your working career, but it will happen eventually.