Does working late, mean working hard?

Working late = working hard. That's the corporate world mantra. The accepted norm. The ladder to success. I beg to differ.

Come in an hour early and leave office at the designated hour. What are you? An under-achiever who never stretches. Yet come in office on time and leave an hour later. Know what that makes you? An achiever - always stretching beyond the call of duty. Even better, come in an hour late to office and sit two hours late everyday, and man looks like office would not sustain a day without you!

If you have your maths right, you can clearly see all employees are putting in the same number of hours; but see how warped perceptions can be. Actually perceptions are bound to be warped - but does no one every do the obvious maths to this?? Am surprised - amazed - shocked - irritated and frustrated, at the sheer illogicality of it all.

The later you work into the night the better you are seems to be the accepted work norm everywhere. So of all three, guess who gets the praise and the promotion and all the pats on the back - no prizes on guessing that.

But it's a lesson i refuse to learn! And must lodge my protest with all reason.

Why? Oh why, are we forgetting the natural rhythms of nature - early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, weathy and wise! You can do so much more when you come in early and are brimming with ideas and energy to take on the world. Working late into the night you are only brimming with ire and irritation!

So well...whose ready to join me in my support of the early comers?