The first company I worked at was small and the owner/big boss had an office with glass doors that could see a lot.

As the company started to go down he got real insistent on productivity. If you weren’t doing something you were causing the company’s downfall.

Our manager (a great guy) had to have a talk with us telling us to basically look busy to avoid the pointless heat.

That owner was not the only person I’ve seen with such an attitude. Physically doing something = productivity. Even if they can’t see you and you’re playing minesweeper.