Have you guys heard of the bullshit job theory,

It is important to note it does not try and be condescending about your job but rather, how automation and IT has increased workforce efficiency by 300% average, yet we have the same amount of people working the same amount of hours. Case studies of administration and middle management show workers can often finish a days workload in 45 mins, leading them to work at a depressingly slow pace to get through the day, often pretending to work by just walking around building for hours a day.

When efficient and proactive people have questioned upper management and asked for more work load, they are often politely told to shut up because their manager only has their job to 'manage' you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHx5rePmz2Y