"If a boss is feeling insecure about how their company is performing, then leaning on their employees for more hours is one of the few ways that they can feel l

"If a boss is feeling insecure about how their company is performing, then leaning on their employees for more hours is one of the few ways that they can feel like they’re turning the cogs towards success." A very important point and very well stated. If I knew of any internet slang signifying a virtual standing ovation I would put it here. It frequently also comes with pushing an atmosphere of artificial urgency and high interest technical debt (save an hour today and cost the company weeks in a few months) because all are based on panicked short term thinking.