You have hit a nerve! As an Elder, I saw first hand the pressure other Elders and publishers were put under to make time. I remember one PO that required all elder’s publisher’s cards to be filled out in pencil. Before the Cos visit, he would go around and revisit your time card if it was below standards (10hr.). I witnessed the PO erase reported time and place another higher number in its place(only after a little rationalizing). Works of law...............
In service, we never took "a break" so as not to stop reporting time. However, We would meet at a coffee shop to “regroup,” so as to keep reporting time! (learned that from a CO!) Word play..........