Comment by Jensson

> But that's just taking the moral argument another level deeper. Why should a person's leisure be subject to the whims of employment?

This isn't a philosophical discussion, fact is that either you produce enough value at work or you get fired.

> And how many employers will look at the work you got done in less time and tell you to go home for the rest of the week because you've finished everything assigned?

You don't have to tell them you are done, you can just relax and browse HN or whatever. Being very productive at work gives you a lot more freedom at work, even if that freedom isn't 100% fairly allocated to you it still improves your situation.