I think it is unethical if you're lying about the amount of work you do, using fake excuses like "it's harder than I thought it would be", "I got stuck on x" wh

I think it is unethical if you're lying about the amount of work you do, using fake excuses like "it's harder than I thought it would be", "I got stuck on x" when you're just not working or working for your second company. Yes, you're paid for an output, but how can your manager give you a reasonable output when you're constantly lying and deceiving them about how hard/long something is? People are always complaining that they are not trusted enough by their manager, but when you see the comments here, I kinda feel bad for said managers. A good manager will be able to see through it eventually without resorting to micromanagement, but it can take a while and do a lot of damages until then. I also see arguments like "some companies do worse to employees". I understand where this is coming from, but this can be used to excuse pretty much any kind of behaviour and just leads to a deleterious environment.