Monopoly billionaire CEOs worked 100 hours a week during periods of intense competition (pre monopoly) not 40. The extent to which one is not forced to work 100

Monopoly billionaire CEOs worked 100 hours a week during periods of intense competition (pre monopoly) not 40. The extent to which one is not forced to work 100 hours a week is the extent to which competition is not yet very fierce. As discussed in book Moral Mazes, even if there is no work to do, middle managers still must compete for scarce executive positions and thus project an appearance of long hours.