There are almost always unwritten rules; everywhere. For example everyone says value "work life balance is balanced here and encouraged". But irrespective of w

There are almost always unwritten rules; everywhere. For example everyone says value "work life balance is balanced here and encouraged". But irrespective of whether they actually do it or not - if the two people output around the same ballpark but one is visible as more serious/responsible and seems more invested usually by virtue of more hours at work that becomes more "visible" than the "casual" 7-8 hr person with the same output.