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....

😂😂 at 2 hrs being an excellent system. Pull the other one.

You don’t need to lecture me on time off for dependants. I know full well what it means. It’s you who doesn’t, clearly.

In an emergency situation, employees are entitled to take reasonable unpaid time off. They have to tell you they are taking the time, but they are entitled to take it. They don’t need to wait 2 hours to be granted “permission”. I’ve seen someone taken to a tribunal, and lost, when they told someone to wait until lunchtime when he asked to take time to go home to see his sick wife.

Cal you clearly don't understand what an emergency is... If a loved one is injured you don't wait 2 hours. You leave. This is how I know you're talking our your arse, no one, absolutely no one doesn't understand this. You are fueling the fire with your insane drip feeds looking for a reaction. You've gotten one, well done!

Yeah when I got a call at work at 1am to say my nan was dying and to get there the conversation went
"My nan is dying, I need to leave"
"Ok. Ring us when you know what's happening"
I left at probably 1.10am

I start work around 8am and leave at 6 ish. I go home when I finish my appointments. Sometimes I can leave earlier or later depending on the day. I don't see an issue with leaving on time - assuming I can open the door after submitting the correct permission slip.

It completely depends on your role and what you are paid. In my currently role I'm paid well and paid to do my job so with the hours required for that (in fact I've just shut down my lap top from working all evening).

There is one member of staff who comes in one time and leaves on time and I do find it frustrating when she isn't there when I need her but I remind myself she is paid for the hours she works and works the hours she is paid for. And that shouldn't be a bad thing.

I have to leave at 1700 on the dot because otherwise I will miss my train which would then mean I won’t get to school in time for 6pm which is the latest I can pick up my daughter. If I am late to pick her up I get fined and it is unfair on the school staff. So do I feel bad for leaving before most people to have a stressful, rushed hour long commute home? No I do not. I am good at my job, I get in earlier than most people and I do not need to be there any later from a work perspective. Just rise above any judgemental people because at some point they might find themselves in a position where they have to leave at a certain time for personal reasons too.

@Stardust91
The office is in Europe.

@RafalsTheKingOfClay
The two hour response time is for non-emergency incidents. We aim to respond within 15 minutes to family emergencies. It's been known for an employee to raise a family emergency on the system at 9.30am, and for a member of senior management to have reviewed and authorised the request and then unlocked the door before 10am.

Calf is clearly making up this load of old bollocks.

Not true @AltheaorDonna

CalF123

YABVU

In the office I manage, the exit door is locked until 5.01pm when it is opened to allow staff to leave after they have completed their contracted hours. Me and the rest of the management team also closely monitor all staff at the end of the day to ensure there is no surreptitious 'packing up' or 'washing cups'.

You are contracted to work until 5.30pm, so you should be working up until that time(which you clearly can't be if you're leaving bang on that time). I'd also have concerns about your attitude and commitment to work if I saw you doing that

Holy shit! You win worst employer of the year award. You LOCK people in. What a knob-end manager you must be.

Do you not have any actual work to do that you can micromanage your staff in this way?

She does, it's known as teaching the kids on how to grass on their parents/guardians.

For some reason I am finding surreptitious cup washing unintentionally hilarious.

For some reason I am finding surreptitious cup washing unintentionally hilarious.

Me too! If this thread has taught me anything I will always wash my cup well before 5pm - what's folks thoughts about 4pm? Am I taking the piss or is that more acceptable ? 😂😂😂

Ah you’ve over egged it. Not even you are daft enough to think a system where the door can be opened in 1/2 an hour in an emergency is a good one, let alone an excellent one.

Go with 3.30 just to be sure, candlelight.

CalF, if you’re so confident your work place’s conduct is acceptable and legal then you should have no problem divulging what company it is...

Yes @Calf. Please do say what company and what country you work in?

You are paid until 5.30, leave at 5.30. I work for the salary, no other reason, if they paid me to stay at home I would.

I think it does depend on the wage v salary thing.

The "career" jobs I've had with an annual salary I have done the work, staying late when needed etc.

The paid-by-the-hour jobs I've done - I walk out the door at the end of the hours I'm paid for.

Anyone else picturing Calf's office a bit like this?

In all my working life I left work at whatever my finish time was, on the dot unless we were paid overtime because MY time is my time and I value it. I always fulfilled my work commitments. Usually I was in work a bit early because I have always had a thing about punctuality and allowed too much time to get to work so I would start anything from 10 minutes to 20 minutes early.
It's odd how negative comments are made about people leaving on time but not about arriving on time? You have to be late to get dirty looks...but being sniffed at for leaving ON time? Bloody mad!