Anybody have stories about negative consequences after they decided to leave at a normal time instead of staying late?<p>I leave at 5, assuming everything's in order, and nobody has ever mentioned anything to me. I also like to get in at 9, even if most other people arrive around 10 -- I love that quiet time in the mornings.<p>One thing I have noticed is that some people who work late are stuck in a horrible cycle of coming to work late, slacking off, then trying to make up for it by staying in until 7 or later.
This is why it's important to have a secondary source of income (most likely a business) and money in the bank.<p>If I'm required to work past 5 for too long (once in awhile, it's fine), I find work elsewhere.<p>It's worked pretty well so far.