Im working as a xxxxx executive in a company with a boss which treats me well, gives me a good Acer LCD PC, own cubicle, reasonable pay etc. I usually stay back after working hour of 5.15pm, finish up work. Usually after 6, will go to boss office have a smoke and he will teach me some stuff about the trade as well. So I usually leave office at 7 or 8.

Yesterday was Friday, I was abit fed up wif the political storm brewing in the office, and since I finished my work, i didnt feel like staying back watching my boss scold other ppl, so I just left at 5.30 (work ends at 5).

At 9pm, the boss suddenly calls me up and told me tat he actually had something for me to go through. He didnt scold or anything, just asked me. But I felt abit bad. It became worse wen I went to times square at 10 and saw many young guys still in working clothes!

Wat I wanna ask is:
a) Wat time do you fresh grads leave office?
b)Is there any obligation for me to stay after 5?
c) Wat wud u do in my situation?

thanks

for me it's pretty simple...got work to do i'll stay back...if nothing to do i'll just sit for another half an hour n then go off....wat i think is tat u dun have any obligation to stay after 5 provided nothing to do larr....as for me olso doing the same....i mean in our appointment there clearly states our rightful working hours....staying back after working hours is purely on voluntarily n cannot be force 1...

just my 2 cents

But my clerk always leave on time (5 sumthing)... How do u explain tat? Everytime after 5.30, if i need some filing or some photocopy, i turn my head and wtf... i see my clerk vanish loo...

So u mean this applies only to higher position ppl and ppl such as clerks and officers can juz leave on time?

consider urself lucky lar 8 / 9 pm can go back. have u tried staying 3 days straight in office rushing work without a single cent OT??

Because they don't get OT so what for to stay back in the office right?

Very simple, finish deadline go back 5pm.

Cannot meet deadline, OT until Sunday also work.

If boss call, means have to go back. Unless I'm outstation or having family emergency.

Oh ya... i 4got to add, i dun get OT for staying back as well... only advantage is I learn more things.. tats all

It's normal to stay back abit late IF boss's around...lol

Depends if there's any issue arises.

why, just last night, i punched out at 12.30am. YES, twelve-thirty AM. I punched in at 7.50am the previous morning. One hell day. Everything went wrong. Chillers down. Water supply out. Pumps overheat and refused to start. Boiler, well, running well. Leaking in the Operating Theatre, and some 50,000 stupid bees decided to have their home in one of them patient wards.

haih~

luckily, i'm paid hell good of overtime pay

a.) I left office about 7pm or 8pm depending on workloads.
b.) Should the working hour has been stated in the employment letter, you have no obligation to stay. However, it returns to your company culture, if everyone go off on 5, then you may go as well.
c.) Well, if boss called, definately I will go back, but it will be rare, unless your boss is not married, otherwise he/she will like to spend their rest of the day with the family.

if u work as sales person, you should go back becoz normally sales do hv target.
if work as support, depand on situation, boss called at night & no OT, you can start looking job

This post has been edited by lms2005: Aug 26 2006, 07:53 PM

err... im a legal executive... and i did state tat im an executive as well.. hehe... but thx 4 da tip

Hmm, no OT here as well, only reason to stay would be professionalism/commitment/loyalty. If there's work, I'll stay back (would also depend on urgency and if I have any other commitments elsewhere).
Though it's not stated in the job terms, your superiors (especially those themselves who stay back till late) would probably notice who (regularly) stays back late, and it may or may not affect your appraisal.

i left my project site at 10pm damn arses there keep on adding and adding stuff dunno when only can i finish it

No punch system so no OT claim even though I work till 7 or 8pm.

Me usually till 6pm something, but there are sometimes till 12am something.. No OT to claim also... XD

If there are issues that need to be settled , I'd finish them up before going home. Getting tired of colleagues You shouldnt leave so early , show youre working but thats crapola.

Why need to pretend to work by staying at the office for more hours?

haha...2day is sunday..and now im in my cubicle typing tis post...