FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget

Is the culture bad if you need to send logging off early?

Hi guys, I am unable to understand if culture is bad or I am thinking about it wrong - “logging off early” message/email at 5/6 PM for someone who started at 9/10 AM. Does that mean the expectation is to stay until like 8 PM for this person? Or the person wants to be transparent in case he’s reached out later? Don’t know but I feel bad that this is considered early.

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QuirkyBoba
QuirkyBoba
Porter28mo

it might depend on the company, but generally you’re allowed to finish your hours post 5, is your boss aligned?

like if you work for 8 hrs, and they don’t mind as long as it is between 8am to 9pm

FluffyNugget
FluffyNugget
Plivo28mo

Not my case but I see some senior folks doing this. Don’t want to ask why they do this but I am assuming they usually work long hours so this needs to be said.

GroovyBoba
GroovyBoba

They probably don't have a great wife.

FloatingPretzel
FloatingPretzel

They need to do some social life rather than computer only.

GoofyWalrus
GoofyWalrus
Swiggy28mo

Yes. On your deathbed, you would not want to see your life flashing and you finding yourself just in front of a laptop. Work to earn money, which will help you live life and have experiences. Bosses aye bosses gaye. Company ayi company gayi.

FloatingPretzel
FloatingPretzel

Correct. I have been working for the last 15 years in industry my learning is that after some it does not matter The only matter is health and personal life .

DerpyBurrito
DerpyBurrito
BYJU'S28mo

There's definitely some showoff going on if someone says logging off early at 6pm.
Can't just say whole culture is bad because of one person. If you can talk openly with your manager, you can ask them, is leaving at 6 early ?
Their response would tell you the culture, because managers are the ones making/breaking a team culture.

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka
Hinge28mo

It is bad culture, we have colleagues writing 'early' at 6.30 pm

SquishyUnicorn
SquishyUnicorn

What are your usual work timings? In the global teams where the team is spread across the US and India, calls usually happen in the evening - around 7-8PM. If someone needs to log off early for some reason, they would send a message like that.

SquishyNoodle
furious
furiousAnalyst
SquishyNoodle

Yes.

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