No timesheets or hour tracking in new job, how usual is this?

[unlikelychump]

I've just started a new job where they dont do timesheets or track hours at all. This is very strange to me as I have come from an industry where we log every minute.

How usual is this, and do I just go with the flow? I have 3 kids so I will benefit from flexibility.and I know it exists - they are going to be fine with compressed hours I think, but I am also senior so I know I will need to put the hours in. I have a team of 20 too.

What would you do if you were me?

I think this very much relates to the industry and the roles. It’s not common in anything I’ve done. Value you are in a trusting organisation. It’s really not difficult to see anyone lax even in a big team. If you’re concerned by somebody that works for you start jotting down their hours so you can’t track them. Put yours in your diary if you feel the need.
trust and getting the job done is way more productive than somebody sitting around for 10mins becuase they have finished something and it’s not worth starting something else that day.

I haven't had to complete timesheets for most of my jobs. The only time I did was when my hours were directly associated with work for clients and would be billed to them (accountancy practice). The rest of the time I just worked my set hours and that was that.

I have been in quite a few industries and this really varies.

when I was in accountancy we had to fill it in in 10 min increments - billable hours.

when a teacher no timesheets although obviously you had a timetable.

Never filled in a timesheet. I run my department but am the only one in it also so it would be obvious if I were not putting in my contracted hours. That said I can work any hour of any day and once the work is done thats fine. I do often wonder what way management would take things if they brought in timesheets cos i know they would not offer overtime.

I've had six jobs in my life. Four hours were worked purely on trust. One had a key fob that registered when you left building, more for safety and security, rather than clocking your hours, as people could take their break in the building. The last was finger clock in. You couldn't get away with taking even an extra minute for break, leave early as it'd cause problems with someone having a take over your role.

I've never filled in a time sheet except when I worked in a saturday job at woolworths in the 90s.

My professional job pre DC was Banking in Canary Wharf. No one really cared about hours, as long as the job got done and I was at meetings when I needed to be etc. You can't do a job properly if you take the piss anyway.

Thanks for all the replies, interesting. A couple of people have slightly mis understood. I wasnt saying there is flexib8lity because there are no timesheets. I was saying there is flexibility and no timesheets. I discussed with my manager today a varied start time and early finish one day a week. The point I was making was that sometimes flexibility leaves one open to allegations, I hsvd experienced thst once before when someone said i was faking my hours. Was a malicious grievance but I was glad to be able to prove it. Makes me nervous not to be able to do that