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The same way you explain to your employer that you have defined working hours, and will be working within them.
by untog 11y ago
The same way you explain to your employer that you have defined working hours, and will be working within them.
- deaconblues 11y agoThank you. I was reprimanded once for essentially "only" being at the office for the defined time we agreed I would be there. I spent some time racking my brain until I decided I wasn't being unreasonable.
- johnward 11y agoThere is this hyaundai commercial ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ8Klm8vPlI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ8Klm8vPlI ) that hits home for me. "When did leaving work on time become an act of courage". It's so true.
- sanderjd 11y agoI've always found it humorous that the clock hits 6:00 rather than 5:00. "Leaving work on time is an act of courage, but let's not get crazy!" Presumably he courageously started at 10:00 or took an hour away from work for lunch.
- cdf 11y agoWhere I worked, official hours are 8.30 to 6. In Asia of course.
- sanderjd 11y agoIs the official work week 47.5 hours? In the U.S., while I think it's true that people tend to work closer to 50 hours, we pay lip service to the "40 hour work week".
- johnward 11y agoIt's more about the appearance of working vs actually having work to do. I used to come in at 7:30 and leave at 4:30 because my commute was terrible other wise (2 hours each way). The few nights I stayed until 6-7pm I noticed the engineers that came in at 10-11am were all gone by 5:30pm but to most managers it looked like they were "working harder" than me when I left at 4:30.
- jrochkind1 11y agoUnreasonable employers happen. You have a variety of options including try to convince them to be reasonable, accede to their demands, try to be sneakier, or find a new job. In our industry where it tends to be an option for us, "find a new job" might make sense.