They are some of the most repressed puritans. I would always try to get my friend to leave work early (in reality on time) so we could do something but they will not stand up for themselves. Have to put in the minimal 10hrs per day in a 40hr workweek or you are a slacker.
That raise was only 6.25% per year in an age where prices are increasing more than that. It’s not enough for a token raise anymore, people are seriously underpaid and executives are just outsiders that strip out the cash and give it to more outsiders.