"Well, unless that same manager is right there with you, entertaining you with amusing anecdotes at 2 am, his words are worthless." His presence at the office

"Well, unless that same manager is right there with you, entertaining you with amusing anecdotes at 2 am, his words are worthless." His presence at the office at 2 am wouldn't change this fact either. Staying late oneself is one of the ways to pressure ones subordinates into long hours.