It seems like the gap between your two ways  of thinking mostly stems from how silly &quot;hours worked&quot; is as a measure of work done. You&#x27;re of course right to be skeptical of being dishonest about the number of hours worked, but he has a point as well:  it makes no sense to get paid less for a job simply because you&#x27;re more productive (and make no mistake, most clients would lower the total price of the same task based on your ability to complete it in fewer hours).