The expectation should absolutely not be that everybody leaves at 5. Why not? Because the expectation shouldn't be that everyone arrives at 8:00:00. As white

The expectation should absolutely not be that everybody leaves at 5. Why not? Because the expectation shouldn't be that everyone arrives at 8:00:00. As white collar professionals, one of the perks we typically have is flexibility in setting some aspects of our schedules, whether that means taking a couple hours for an appointment, having untracked personal time versus a fixed PTO/sick accrual, or what have you. The flip side of this is that there should also be commensurate flexibility from the other party. Abuse either direction is unacceptable, but mandating precise work hours doesn't mesh well with humanity.