You make a fine argument for paying the same for fewer hours of quality work rather than more hours of mediocre or non-work. There is also some efficiency cutof

You make a fine argument for paying the same for fewer hours of quality work rather than more hours of mediocre or non-work. There is also some efficiency cutoff involved here to be investigated. Not sure if you realized it, but if the overall efficiency is not affected by you being in the office, there's really no reason for you to be there. Besides a poorly written contract, that is. Unfortunately people are hired as pawns in corporate politics all the time, likewise cut. Of course, in some cases reducing hours would require hiring an actually adequate number of workers rather than overloading a few. And actually paying people.