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    Boss reprimands employee for leaving at 5:10 when his hours are 8:30-5: 'It's the worst work culture I've ever encountered'

    What if you got reprimanded for leaving on time? 

    Every company has different expectations for when you can leave the office. For different jobs, there are different standards for the way you use your time. Some companies don't mind when you leave as long as you get your work done. Some have strict rules about when you can clock out. Of course, if you're hourly, then your clock-in and clock-out times matter a lot. But if you're salaried, then you should be afforded a bit more flexibility. You don't want to take advantage of the system, but you don't have to bend over backwards to spend every minute clocked in, especially when it might be eating into your personal life. And if you've already been there a full workday, you don't want to feel pressured to stay just for the sake of it. How much extra work are you getting done in that time frame anyway?

    Some bosses, though, are more concerned with the appearance of productivity than they are with productivity itself. They don't want you to appear as though you're slacking off, even if you're just leaving at the appropriate time. There is also a weird game of chicken that happens where nobody wants to be the first one to leave. Everyone wants to prove their loyalty and status, and they think of accomplishing that by staying an extra 40 minutes. But this is needless competition and doesn't end up helping anyone. 

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    • But that's the situation this worker was in when they realized that their work environment was not serving them well. After coming in early and putting in an honest day's work, they didn't expect to be hounded for leaving on time. But what they didn't realize was that everyone was playing a game that they didn't want to be a part of. It caused them to wonder whether or not they were a good fit for the company as a whole. Scroll on to read all the details of the story and see what commenters had to add to it. And be grateful you don't work at that company.

    • Worked at a company where no one dared to be the first to go home at five o clock.

      I saw a post on here where someone was harrased by their manager for leaving ten minutes before five o clock Well have I got a story for you. I used to work as an account manager for a company that builds and designs bakerystores. My shift started at 08:30 and ends at 17:00. I'm a guy who's always on time. So id always start at 08:15. And the first week I worked there I went home at about 17:05/17:10.
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    • So my manager walks in after a few days. "What you're doing is unacceptable". I was shocked and said: "what did i do?" "Well you're leaving way to early, everybodies talking about it". I didnt wanna argue but said "I'm at least 15 minutes early everyday?". But that didnt matter to my manager because "no one sees you coming early."
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    • So I stuck around the days after to see people where only leaving at 17:20 or 17:25 because no one wanted to be the first to go home. I'm talking about a company with about 75 employees and all these employees where holding eachother hostage to not leave ""early""". It was 8 years ago when I left the company but it's the worst workculture I've ever encountered. I always mention it to people as a bad example. Pure madness.
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    • Commenters gave their takes on this toxic work culture.

      coopnjaxdad Yeah, f that. No way. This "nobody sees that, so it doesn't count" take is complete bulls Just admitting that it is all performative and useless nonsense. Did you try and build an out the door at 5:01 club?
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    • Rossumisgaaf Original Poster's Reply I didnt. Remember, I was new at the job and pretty much alone at a company where I didnt know anyone. And there where loads of people who'd worked there for years and they where totally fine with staying way to long for free. Or at least if it bothered them they never showed it. I was gone after a year and a few months. I found an employer where leaving at 5 o'clock or just after was no problem.
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    • BoliverSlingnasty So did the whole office collectively jump off a bridge in a team building exercise too? Sounds like the manager was likely the responsible party here. I'm curious what their actual daily schedule was.
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    • Rossumisgaaf Original Poster's Reply My manager and especially the owner where completely responsible. Talking about the good old days where people made 70 hours a week and didnt complain blablabla. My manager started at 8 and left between 17:30 and 18:00 just to set the example. But just because your life is your job, it doesnt mean you can ask the same of your employees. After i left they had a vacancy for my position every few years. They had to hire a new account manager 4 or 5 times in 8 ye
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    • Tex-Rob Is the client that cupcake chain? I forgot the name but constantly hearing wild stories about how they treat people.
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    • Rossumisgaaf Original Poster's Reply No, it's no cupcake chain haha
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    • Podkayne2 "You're leaving too early" "Oh, sorry, I understood that my shift ended at 5pm" "It does" "Then that's when I leave"
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    • chrisb8346 I don't give a cinnamon toast f what people are saying, I'm doing a backflip out that door as soon as 5pm hits
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    • Golwux Just go to HR and say you have to care for your elderly parent at home. The carer leaves at 16:00 and you don't want to leave your charge alone for an hour but you're already paying for wraparound care. Also excuses you from toxic after work team building stuff.
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    • erabus25 "Sorry, I have a kid whose daycare closes and if you are late 5 times, they then create a report for DCFS. Gotta go"
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    • MaxGoldfinch25 I used to work for a company where you could work 8-5 or 9-6, but they'd want you there 15. minutes prior to get settled at your desk blah blah. They then decided that if you were even so much as a minute late you would have to stay a full extra hour to make up for your tardiness. So if you clocked in at 8:01 you're staying till 6pm. Same goes for lunch, you had to effectively use less than an hour otherwise you would be penalised. I couldn't believe it when I joined my current co
      via u/MaxGoldfinch25
    • sephron_tanully Lol and theb there is my company where they barely wait till 15:30 if work is slow (coretime is 9:00- 15:30) before leaving work. Friday after noon is empty normally.
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    • Latter-Risk-7215 sounds like a nightmare. reminds me of the time i was stuck in a similar trap. glad i moved on. life's too short for that nonsense.
      via u/Latter-Risk-7215

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