I had a boss with no life who believed that unless you did 60 hrs a week as the norm you were slacking. My view was that if you could not get the job done, you were under resourced, so do some of that management stuff (your job) and apply for an establishment variation, or you were incompetent and should not be there. Poor bit of manager management on my part telling him that though.
Before you jump down my throat the beancounters were not ruling the roost then and establishment variations could be filled if you could be arsed to submit the paperwork. Perhaps it is still worth trying just to show how short you are of manpower even though you know it is a waste of time.
regards
retard