The director for the org I work in says something along those lines after every release cycle. He thanks everyone for working long hours and on burning the midn

The director for the org I work in says something along those lines after every release cycle. He thanks everyone for working long hours and on burning the midnight oil on weekends, and that’s it. I personally never work long hours or work on weekends and those speeches feel alienating. I think hard during the day, strive to be creative and then go back to my life outside work without donating my free hours to a company that would be just fine without them. I’ve heard that what we appreciate in people also tells a lot about us and when I hear my director only acknowledge the long hours, I realize that only the long hours are appreciated. Luckily my immediate management chain knows better and understand the importance of creativity, meaningful output and WLB that I stick around.