What were told as 'special' new recruits?Counting/reporting time is like giving out S+H green stamps.It's part of the gimmick it gives an esoteric touch.
I have a private webcounter at my site with all my webstats recorded so I know everything that is going on in real time 24/7 yes,as the world turns in all time zones.While i am getting my beauty sleep.
If the Ivory tower senile old farts had smarts they would allow all dubs to their get time in on line with private sites.Then it would be mad competition to get top search eng. ranking.
No matter what J-Ho's do it's dog-eat-dog competitive.
I HATED counting/reporting time,I would hear MS's bucking for eldership doing it for the prestige.I went door to door as a minister to SAVE LIVES.