Them ignoring this basic capitalistic consideration just goes to prove without shadow of a doubt (in case anyone still had any) that this is 100% the cruelty is the point.
What a sick fuck that he actually thinks this is a problem and not a symptom of systemic failures. The only people this will punish is the poor - cuz when you make enough money and say youre sick and go golfing NO ONE FUCKING CARES. but if youre poor and actually sick your boss is probably a dickbag who forces you to get a note and will probably still challenge the shit out of you
It's wild to me what these people choose to prioritise (not really, making normal people's lives even more miserable is a old sport of the rich, but still ...)