>If I'm not feeling well or having a bad day, I might finish working an hour or two early but make up for it by working overtime another day that week. That is

>If I'm not feeling well or having a bad day, I might finish working an hour or two early but make up for it by working overtime another day that week. That is no issue. In fact in my company we don't care how long you work per day or when you work. People tell us how many hours they can work per month and they get paid accordingly. Of course the union sets some minimum and maximum numbers we can do, but in essense it is normal to work flexible hours. Even to just take days off and do either longer days or work on a weekend/holiday if that's what you want. Or work hours "into bank" before hand and then take days/hours off. No problem with that. My problem is guys literally working 9-5, expect "lunch break" takes 2-3 hours since they are playing a video game. >If someone can meet/exceed their responsibilities in 5 hours, why do they need to spend 8 hours just because slower workers need that time? This just punishes efficient workers. Except people will always find excuses why it wasn't their fault the feature/release/product didn't ship in time.