[afafsd]

Before people get too worked up about this they should consider it from the other point of view.

If you're going to get strict about getting paid for every hour you work, you'd better believe I, as your employer, am going to start getting strict about making sure you're really working for every minute of those hours. No goofing off, no idle chit-chat, just work.

How many of us would be willing to be held up to this standard? I sure as hell wouldn't.

[watwut]

First of all, low level low pay employees are held up that standard you cite. They do not get breaks and other similar perks.

Second, I would much rather work 40 hours with very little chit-chat then mandatory 60 hours with 30 hours that time being wasted. I actually worked in such environment and liked it. I would note that it was team culture, not something enforced by a set of punishments.