when you can’t even tell if they just took the day off with pay or not

But if the output of technical work isn’t apparent in any way besides measuring indirect metrics like “hours of butt in seat”, don’t we have a much bigger problem?

How old were they, when they had those experiences? I’ve been thinking I need to have them feel they’ve wasted “their own” money to develop a sense of regret, too.

What did you do?