To leave work on time?!!

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I find working full time (9-5:30) quite hard, I feel tired and restricted, which is why I can't wait for the clock to strike 5:30 and I can walk out the office, drive home, eat dinner and relax....

But the problem is, no one ever leaves at 5:30 I look around and everyone is still working while I walk out the door, I even get a few judgemental looks from colleagues. I'm usually the first one out, if not I'm one of the first.

Does it look bad to leave work on time? Obviously if I had something urgent to do I would finish it, but I don't want to stay just to look good. I already get home about 6:20pm depending on traffic and not keen to have an even longer day....

I work on a flexi basis so not confined to times as such so don't need to ask permission to leave. I do say though, one time I managed little more than a grunt saying I wasn't feeling well, how awful it would have to be to have begged to be let out.

I do say that I am going because, of the nature of my job, they need to know I am safe and not in possible danger somewhere.

I think some people are commenting without knowing the law here. It's perfectly legal to have the main entrance door locked in a workplace- how else would nurseries operate! As long as there is a fire exit accesible, there's no problem.

We I've never worked anywhere with a food I couldn't exit at will.

Food? Door. Obvs.

And stopping access and egress without a secure card or code is not what you are talking about.

weirdo

It's perfectly legal to have the main entrance door locked in a workplace- how else would nurseries operate!

Staff in these establishments have either the code to the door entry pad or card entry. That's the difference! They do not need any type of management to operate a door. most adults can operate a door

Nurseries have the main doors locked. The office I manage has the doors locked m. I don't really see a big difference between giving staff a key card and having an internal system where they can request access.

It does seem that the OPs thread has been hijacked a bit by this issue of locking the door at work.

I don't really see a big difference between giving staff a key card and having an internal system where they can request access.

It's called trusting people and not being a control freak, something that is clearly beyond your comprehension!

GIrls would YOU be happy to work somewhere that you couldn't have access to leave the building without consulting senior management?

If you can't see the difference between having a key card to open a door and having to ask for a door to be opened for you then we do not inhabit the same universe.

Is CalF still talking shit? It’s been all day, who knew someone could spout so much rubbish on one thread.

CalF123
You shouldn't be in a management position if you genuinely cannot see "a big difference" between staff being able to exit a building freely, with or without a keycard, keycode etc, and staff having to "request" permission, and then being facilitated to do so.
I work in a school, with a nursery attached. There is no point in my working day where I am unable to exit the building, even though my core working hours are 9am to 3.30 pm. In our nursery, the main entrance is indeed secured, to children, but every member of staff has a door fob to open the exits within seconds when required.

CalF123 - nursery’s have the doors shut as there’s little kids inside. It’s a safeguarding issue.

Locking adults in a building is completely different.

You are a complete twat.

@Isthiscorrect1

DC don't need to leave the nursery during the day. My staff don't need to leave the office during the day. I don't see the issue with the door being secured in both situations.

Seriously, do it!
I'm from a culture where late working was necessary. I finish later than my colleagues, but still do an extra half hour, through conditioning.
They start packing up at 10 minutes before they leave. I used to be horrified, but that's what they should do.
I'm a conditioned idiot!

My staff

The employees don't belong to you btw. I just thought I'd point that out.

I leave bang on the dot so that I can run to the train and get home ASAP. My manager actually shoo’d me out today and said she’d finish the conversation we were having tomorrow, as she also wants me to get home ASAP.

I’m out-performing all of my team, and most other teams too. I’m trusted to do my work, which I do. Very well. And in my contracted hours!

I wouldn’t react well to being locked in and having to seek permission to leave. Bit weird that.

DC don't need to leave the nursery during the day

You are conflating 2 completely different issues, children are 'locked' in to keep them safe.

You are locking in workers for a myriad of negative reasons.

CalF123 - sorry but I can’t reason with stupid.

Say why you like, it probably all makes sense to you in la la land.

Say what you like*

CalF, you’re the worst kind of office Hitler. FYI, if the last 5 mins of the day are an unpaid break, albeit it’s a practice I have never heard of in my own extensive experience dealing with staff contracts, it’s their own time, and you can’t stop them leaving.

Do you not have any actual work to do that you can micromanage your staff in this way? If I were you, I’d be very concerned about becoming surplus to requirements.

I work a professional job and although we have set hours, we kind of come and go as we please so long as we get our work done. People work better with a bit of freedom and trust to sort out their own time management.

Of course I wouldn't physically prevent them, but staff who leave the premises during the working day would have their contract terminated immediately.

Have fun defending the nailed on automatic unfair dismissal claim that would follow as a result of someone having asserted their legal right to take time off for dependants in an emergency situation

Did Calf ever mention the country she/he works in?
Calf which country is your office in? If you don't want to share country then which continent?( Europe, Asia,etc)