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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
The way I look at it is that Management gets to command my time while I'm on the clock. I get to decide how my time is spent when I'm not on the clock. If I like my co-workers, they already know it because we will hang out without management requiring us to.
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Management also gets to decide when the clock starts and stops. Sure the official hours may say 9-5, but most people don't work those hours. When I was a summer articling student we were told to reward us for busy season that hours in the summer months went down to 35 hours per week. That didn't mean anything, as the job still had to get done, and if it took the team 60 hours, then it took 60 hours.
As much as it shouldn't, involvement in company outings (charity events, Friday drinks, Christmas parties, etc.) matter. How you act at these events also matters. If you are okay to do your job and go home without participating in anything, I'm sure you'll be fine. You may not be getting the promotions, raises, rewards that others are getting. When partners are thinking of who they want running the business, they likely aren't going to pick the person who doesn't show up for anything. If you don't want to move up (there are many people who don't), you won't be missing out. If you want to be senior management, these are the extras that are required to help get you to the next level.