Except that’s now how people work. You get increasingly less efficient the longer you work, so someone working 32 hours puts out more output than someone working 40 hours.

Companies that switched to 4 day work weeks saw sustained increases in productivity and satisfaction.

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/27/1234271434/4-day-workweek-successful-a-year-later-in-uk

On the other side, companies that push for longer and longer hours tend to get people zombie-ing through the week and do less work. They just LOOK more productive cause they’re physically present at their job and respond to messages beyond the work week.