Dealers asked to stack the pot

[DrMega]

5/10 PL game, timed rake of $5 per down (every half hour). Apparently the house has required dealers to stack the pot up and count it after dealing cards while players act. Apparently it's so they can respond quickly when someone announces a pot bet.

A couple players objected loudly at the dealers, saying it was taking away from hands per hour (it does to some degree depending on the dealer, obviously).

1) Has anyone seen this done elsewhere (this is at HoChunk in Wisconsin)?
2) Is this too much to ask of the dealers and/or could it result in other things being missed?
3) What do you think of it?

Personally, I think it is kind of silly for them to have to stack and count the pot, but I got a little tired of dealers being berated and harassed for it after they'd told the players it was the house's policy (the floor eventually came over and confirmed it, and it settled things down some).