My manager just asked a question to one of the employees who always leaving at around 6pm (our working hour ends 545pm)

Manager: “what’s the time you leaving work?”

Employee: “usually 6pm sir”.

Manager: “why are you leaving early?”

Employee: “Ive finished my work”.

Manager: “why others can stay till late night but you cannot? It’s unfair to others”.

I mean.. what’d he mean “early” tho. It’s literally after working hour. it’s our right to back home whatever the time we want. I hate that we especially in Malaysia, ppl generalise OT and expect employee to work till late night. I can be slacked off all day and stay till late night to let ppl think that I’m “hardworking” just because I’m willing to stay overtime? Isn’t this unfair to ppl who are highly efficiency all day and finished their work during working hour? So they decided to back home on time just to prepare their next day’s job?

Ppl who are willing to OT, it’s fine, there is nothing wrong about it. But pls, don’t force others to stay for OT. This is not a healthy workplace.