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You get up at the time your contract says and you go to home.

Its a matter of expectations, if you usually stay late, people will expect that you will be there. Its like if your boss gives you 10 things to do and you accomplish all of them, the next time it will give you 12 things to do, then if you stay late working on those things and you deliver the next time your boss will give you 14 things, because he is measuring your throughput of work

The solution is simple, just stand up and leave and talk to your boss about the amount of work so he can hire someone to help you or delegates the work to other person.

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This. Routine is the key. I always come to work on time, but I always leave on time as well. I always take my lunch break at the same time. People get used to your discipline and stop coming to you 10 minutes before the end of work with some trivial issues.

> You get up at the time your contract says and you go to home.

Are you American?

The vast majority of the American workforce is "at will." There is no contract.

> he solution is simple, just stand up and leave and talk to your boss about the amount of work so he can hire someone to help you or delegates the work to other person.

This is exceedingly dangerous. You are telling people to go to their bosses and say "hire someone to do the job you hired me to do."

Source: practicing attorney.

I'm not from USA.

I don't understand why is it dangerous, can't you say that in the USA to your employer? It's just asking for help because you're overwhelmed with your job.

> I don't understand why is it dangerous,

Because you may get fired. Before this devolves into a philosophical argument, I am not saying this is right, or that there aren't many valuable employees and skill sets who are less at risk of this sort of termination, or that there are many good and valuable ways to negotiate these things with your boss. But the advice of simply stating you get up from your desk to leave at the end of your contract time is dangerous. This is highly context dependent.

Communication is good. Put in the effort, go the extra mile and tell your boss your are overwhelmed. Don't just get up and go home at the stroke of [5:00] or [6:00] or whenever it is.

Disclaimer: this is in no way a legal opinion and I am not your lawyer. If you need a lawyer, get a lawyer, especially if you have an employment related dispute. Further, I am not advocating a harsh managerial style - I am not advocating anything, except to not unnecessarily risk your jobs.

That's exactly, what I'm doing in my current job. Just come on time and leave on time as well. Remember, "there will be always work for us to do", hence you need to set the expectations to your boss.

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