"Why is leaving after five the way one demonstrates caring about the business/product/team?" It is not. The way you demonstrate your lack of care is if you ins

"Why is leaving after five the way one demonstrates caring about the business/product/team?" It is not. The way you demonstrate your lack of care is if you insist to leave, even in times of uncommon crisis. My points from the original post: 1) If it's business as usual = Work the 7-8 hours. 2) If the business has constant emergencies or otherwise requires you to regularly work more than 7-8 hours = It's a badly managed company and you should leave if you aren't in a position to change things. 3) If the business very rarely encounters emergencies: Stick around if you reasonably can, and help your managers and team members get the emergency resolved if this is within your skills and area of responsibility.