> I think the average worker actually prefers just being required to work a certain amount and as long as you aren't extremely bad at your job, you'll be fine even if you have a slow week/month. Rather than being frequently being audited for results and pressured to work longer hours to keep your output up with everyone else.

I agree. It seems like this is another new trend that's coming up because we still haven't found the solution to high-stress IT work. I don't think this is it.