re: Why is the it commonly accepted to stay at work late for appearances?

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What if you had other obligations to tend to right after work(

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I actually explained to her that I only tried to leave right at 5 on gym days because of the after work rush.

I was salary, so the only expectation, on paper) was that I be there from 8-5. Now we charged billable hours to our clients, and it could potentially improve our bonus to put in more time. However, at the time I was only using 30 min of an hour lunch, so I didn't feel the need to work unnecessarily late too.

As I became more experienced and had more responsibilities, I regularly worked 20-30 min past five.