In NYC I worked at a firm where they had to lock the doors and do a security sweep at midnight to prevent people from sleeping under the desks so they could wor

In NYC I worked at a firm where they had to lock the doors and do a security sweep at midnight to prevent people from sleeping under the desks so they could work more. This was a during a training class--not even real work! This wasn't even an investment bank or law firm--the two places in NYC most noted for such extreme "work ethic." In Singapore there is a well-known phenomenon where employees will not leave the office until (just) after the boss leaves. It doesn't matter if there is nothing left to do--you must never be seen leaving first. For a year I arrived to work 1-2 hours earlier than everyone else, and you know what appeared on my year-end review? "Leaves the office too early."