Whether you think that the output is half as good quality or not why the fuck aren't you JUMPING at the chance to do that.

Two reasons actually.

1. Most people want to be productive in some way. Even if you don't like your job very much, its a much bigger mental burden to sit around and do nothing than it is to actually work.

2. You employer isn't going to pay you the same rate for half as much work done. It is that way now cause they have no idea what the actual productivity will end up being, but once the numbers are stable they will save as much money as possible. You will either be lucky and will work just as much as before with more but worse output, or you will be fired.