Its not logical. You wanna be logical, factor in what makes an efficient worker. Frequent breaks and if they happen to be addicted to nicotine, which isnt great for their sake, tending to their addiction so they dont become less efficient. And thats looking at it from a non-empathetic, not nurturing POV. Throw in basic human empathy and you have a lot more reasons to why this wasn’t a logical response.
Pretty good take to be honest