ATC is just doing their job, separating tin.
ATC says level in one minute because our wonderful Pro-Company Austro-naughts don't know or follow the rules, but think they do while creating issues with ATC separation. Not smart to create your own continuous descent approach when one does not exist or cleared.
It's sad when checkers grade down a candidate for leveling off before GS interception instead of using -100fpm to intercept.
AAAIRMANSHiP MATE, save the company money.
Every time you hear an ATC instruction to increase ROD, it means some guy is making the arrivals pear shaped with his AAAIRMANSHIP.