I interviewed many years ago at a web agency in Melbourne. I was coming from contract work for the federal government, preceded by salary work for a state gove

I interviewed many years ago at a web agency in Melbourne. I was coming from contract work for the federal government, preceded by salary work for a state government - both of which allowed me to work flexible hours, eg start at 10, finish at 7 or what have you. I asked the guy if they supported flexible working hours (this was a year or so before I started working fully remote) - their office was literally the other side of the city to my house so commuting during non peak hours would be a huge benefit for me. His response: "well we have a standup meeting every day at 8am which you must attend, and we don't allow overtime so you need to finish by 5. But you can take your lunch break any time you want". They offered me the position a couple of days later and I never bothered to respond. If your working conditions make government employment look flexible, there's something very wrong with your company.