[BlackArcher101]

Sample, I guess you could say I was (maybe still am?) one of these youngun's you describe.

As time goes on,my job starts to get monotonous, and I tend to start showing up a bit later. I went from 7:30 (with a 8:00 start time) to (8:00 - 8:05). I'm not really a morning person and probably felt I was getting away with it. I do however feel guilty when this happens, and I always stay late to make up the time (and usually even more so). I never did ask for OT, even at 1hr per day.

One day my manager pulled me aside and told me someone was complaining that I wasn't at my desk at 8am. Needless to say I felt a bit peeved but realized his point of view. I now have the viewpoint that if they will be picky, so will I. I now show up 5 minutes to 8:00, no earlier and leave at 4:30 on the dot.

I have no real need to be at my desk at 8:00, other than "because others are". Unfortunately, I now feel even worse about the place after petty complaints of being a few minutes late, while my free OT never went recognized.

I value recognition and flexibility quite a bit in an employer, of which mine apparently has none. Makes it real hard to wake up in the mornings. Especially when the boss shows up late and leaves early, which is pretty hypocritical.