It definitely does not work for all cats and cat owners should use this approach cautiously. My cat massively over-ate when she had 24/7 access to the food.
Spiritfarer is awesome and I also recommend it, but I think I would concede there's some "grinding" aspects. You're going to be going out of your way to collect certain things.
They may not be letting the kitten eat the entire thing. You can take food away. Thought process: "this would be a cute picture, and the internet loves cats. I'll whip up this fun looking cake treat for the pics, then the cat can have the rest in the following days."
Context is important. If you're a white guy with a shaved head, yeah that's a bad tattoo idea. If you're a brown skinned Hindu or Buddhist, it isn't going to raise as many questions.
I don't know what kind of work you do, but I've worked in factories and manufacturing my whole career and this isn't that unusual in my experience. I'd definitely be raising my pitchforks if you weren't provided water, breaks, and some methods of cooling (such as fans).
Worst I've ever had was in a paper mill. The dryers ran very hot and sometimes our job required getting really close to them. They were hot enough to burn, so long sleeves were required when near them. Easily had some 40+ °C days in there, but we had access to a cooled break room and allowed quite a lot of breaks.
Still, when we did have to work by those dryers, it was usually because the paper broke and caused big jams. That is a hell of a mess and has to be cleaned up as quickly as possible to get the machine making paper again. Let me tell you, wet paper is heavy. Hauling that shit down the length of the dryer alley, in 40+ heat, in mandatory sleeves and long pants... Some of the hardest work I've personally ever done.
It definitely does not work for all cats and cat owners should use this approach cautiously. My cat massively over-ate when she had 24/7 access to the food.