I thought systems like this already exist in some games? Adaptive difficulty which is a thing most people won't notice. Speedruns of games that implement this system even do actions to counter this for speed and ease of gameplay.
That is pretty key, there could have been a horribly legal reason why they "watched". I don't know what I would or could have done in their situation, but it seems a damned if you do damn d if you don't situation.
It's not just salary for government workers. We get great benefits and strong unions. Also you know what your going to be making