This has been a big issue in accounting, specifically public accounting. You are basically paid a salary and then you basically become a slave to the firm. You

This has been a big issue in accounting, specifically public accounting. You are basically paid a salary and then you basically become a slave to the firm. You put up with lots of BS because you don't want to get fired or passed up for a promotion. The reason it is like that is because the partners of the firm get a cut of everything you produce...so the more you produce...the more they get. They quickly realize they need to figure out ways to keep you working more and more.