No one is saying the pension is bad, people are saying why pick up extra work when the effective tax is ~85% and the extra you don’t see until retirement.
I’ll ask again, would you pick up 2 weeks extra work a year (formalised extra days not just counting good willl) fitted around your current full time job while only being paid ~15% of your current wage in pension benefits?
Pedantically you haven't said the previous at all. To help I'll quote your previous point and highlight the important difference.
I think you’ve missed the point, if they work extra they take home zero overall, that’s not tax dodging, would you work and extra 2 weeks a year for no extra net income?