You have to be pretty immediate about it with misbehaving though, cats don't usually have a long attention span or understanding of a delayed punishment if they did something bad while you're away, so trying to discipline them after the fact probably will just make them think you're being mean randomly which you don't wanna do.

This I knew, just because dogs are pretty similar in that regard. Will do the pinches and hisses tho. I have picked him up by the scruff to place him back in the litter to actually cover his poops and he's done it so I definitely feel like acting like momma cat works wonders